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Subject: Re: rybka wins over 90% against fruit 2.2. and fritz9 at fixed depth

Author: Uri Blass

Date: 07:43:32 01/06/06

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On January 06, 2006 at 10:21:21, Uri Blass wrote:

>On January 06, 2006 at 07:19:47, Joseph Ciarrochi wrote:
>
>>If you run tournments limiting ply to 3, Rybka absolutely kills fruit and
>>fritz9.
>>Rybka sure forms a good first impression.:)
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>                                                 1             2            3
>>1   Rybka 1.0 Beta 32-bit    ****       94.0 - 7.0    94.5 - 6.5
>>189.5/203
>>2   Fritz 9                7.0 - 94.0    ***          58.5 - 42.5
>>77.0/220
>>3   Fruit 2.2              6.5 - 94.5   42.5 - 58.5        **
>>55.5/221
>>
>>
>>
>>These numbers seem so imbalanced. I wonder if there is not some sort of bug in
>>the fritz gui or something.
>>
>>best
>>Joseph
>
>Your title is misleading so I changed it in my reply.
>My opinion is that Rybka searches x+2 plies when it claims to search x plies.
>
>From my experience it can see at fixed depth of 1 ply things that other programs
>see at fixed depth of 3 plies
>
>Here is an example
>
>[D]3k2r1/ppb5/3p4/r2N1p2/8/8/1P6/1K2RB1R b - - 0 1
>[D]3k2r1/pp1b4/3p4/r2N1p2/8/8/1P6/1K2RB1R b - - 0 1
>
>Rybka does not capture the knight at depth 1 in the first case but capture the
>knight ar depth 1 in the second case.
>
>Can Vasik explain why?
>
>evaluation?
>I do not believe it.
>
>It must be search and rybka search after Rxd5 Bc4 black move and see that in the
>first case no move save black from a loss of full rook when in the second case
>it searches Rxd5 Bc4 Bc6
>
>Uri

I can add that all my tactical tests suggest that rybka see at depth 1
everything that other programs see at depth 3 including pins that happen only in
the third ply.

[D]3k2r1/ppb5/3p4/r2Np3/6P1/7R/1P2B3/2K4R b - - 0 1

Rybka likes Rxd5 and when the king is at b1 it avoids Rxd5 at depth 1.

[D]7k/7P/4b1pK/5P2/pp6/8/8/8 w - - 0 1

Rybka takes the pawn and not the bishop at depth 1.

Anpther example

[D]k7/p1p1p3/1P6/b2P4/2P1P3/P7/1P6/1K6 w - - 0 1

Rybka needs depth 2 to find b4 when other programs need depth 4.

I am sorry but depth x of rybka is misleading and it is better if vasik changes
it to depth x+2 because the program really searches depth x+2 bsed on all my
tests.

Uri



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