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Subject: Re: Rybka comes from anothe planet...

Author: Djordje Vidanovic

Date: 03:39:53 12/30/05

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On December 30, 2005 at 06:32:43, Austin A. Biberink wrote:

>On December 30, 2005 at 06:09:46, Djordje Vidanovic wrote:
>
>>Rybka has a mind of its own.  She is way above us mortals.
>
>For sure. But what is unique about Rybka? My impressions are:
>
>* Pawns are like electrons: Energy, but not material :)
>* The advantage of the bishop pair is evaluated higher than usual.
>* With black, it's typical that Rybka will give a pawn early, to fight for the
>initiative... or just to imbalance the position.
>
>The last point seems comparable to Lasker's style. Rybka is confident to
>succeed, even if it has to sacrifice, to force the opponent into a fighting
>position. I have seen many games where Rybka turned a bad eval into a win. It is
>also typical that the opponents overestimate their advantage, after such a Rybka
>sac.
>
>best regards
>Austin

Excellent analysis. Thanks.  Unfortunately I have to go now and can't wait for
the end of this exciting game.  Looks like a draw, I'd say.  Still, I am
impressed by Rybka's "sheer will to win" :-).

PS:  The other guys here seem impervious to metaphor.



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