Author: Sune Larsson
Date: 12:53:47 01/01/06
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On January 01, 2006 at 14:03:15, David Dahlem wrote: >On January 01, 2006 at 02:53:42, Sune Larsson wrote: > >>On December 31, 2005 at 21:17:47, Joseph Ciarrochi wrote: >> >>>One possibility is that rybka does not have specific endgame knowledge, but its >>>general chess knowledge is quite applicable to the endgame? >>> >>>It seems like rybka is one version away from being the best at analyzing >>>endgames? or am i too optimistic? >> >> >> Exciting future to come...Rybka is the crowned bullet master from rumours >> I've heard....so relatively better in endings at short time control.... >> relatively - compared to other engines. >> >> But I close my eyes for games in blitz tempo. Two games from the pos 1 >> in the suite - 40 moves in 5 minutes - were enough. Rook ending and the >> level of play was...huh... not good... >> >> With some more 40-games matches, using the endgame suite, we can study more >> details - which engine seems to handle the rook ending best? How about >> the theme "good knight vs bad bishop"? etc. Interesting. >> >> >> To keep in mind - or on paper - the following positions are documented and >> verfied *won* for white/black - and highly unbalanced - even if some engines >> don't recognize it... >> >> >> Won positions: N:o 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 19 >> >> Draw position: N:o 16 (black draws with activity only - 1.- Rd2!) >> >> Slightly better for black: N:o 20 (the double rook ending by Andersson) >> >> Unclear position: N:o 18 (the bishop pair vs pair of knights + an extra pawn) >> >> >> 1-9 are the NunnE positions. >> >> >> /S > >I think there is an error in position 2. It appears the white king has been >moved as suggested as a possible move by Nunn in his annotation. But it's not >the correct position in his endgame suite. :-) > >Regards >Dave We sure need observant eyes around here ;-) This doesn't change the outcome of games played - since 1.Kd4 is the obvious move for white - but it is corrected! /S > >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> >>> >>> >>>On December 31, 2005 at 17:02:13, Jouni Uski wrote: >>> >>>>I played 60/5 level match from Sune's positions: >>>> >>>>1 Rybka 1.0 Beta 32-bit 0½½0½½½11½½½01100110½0½010½½½½1½½½111½½0 20.5/40 >>>>2 Fritz 9 1½½1½½½00½½½10011001½1½101½½½½0½½½000½½1 19.5/40 >>>> >>>>Hmm?!?!? "No endgame knowledge". Quite modest! >>>> >>>>Jouni
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