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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