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Subject: Re: Rybka EXE will bigger and bigger - why this?

Author: Rolf Tueschen

Date: 18:34:48 01/24/06

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On January 24, 2006 at 21:29:16, Dann Corbit wrote:

>On January 23, 2006 at 22:09:44, Eduard Nemeth wrote:
>
>>The first Rybka Beta EXE has about 2,5 MB.
>>Rybka Beta 12 EXE have now about 4 MB!
>>
>>(I remember: Fritz 6 GUI-EXE has about 3 MB)
>>
>>Why this? Much more knowledge now implementing?
>>
>>I cannot see it. No EGTB at time and no endgame knowledge.
>
>From the Rybka documentation:
>
>"What can we expect from Beta 13, and when can we expect it?
>
>Beta 13 should have the following features:
>
>1) EGTB access
>2) Bug fixes
>
>It should be ready within 3 days.
>
>What about the actual endgame knowledge?
>
>This is being worked on in parallel and is going through an offline process. It
>looks to be roughly on schedule for integration into a released version of Rybka
>sometime around Feb 1."
>
>
>>How big will be the final Rybka 1.2?
>
>Here is a terabyte disk for $700:
>http://stores.channeladvisor.com/brand-new-electronics/items/item.aspx?itemid=4136909
>
>That means that 14,285,714 bytes of space is one penny's worth.
>
>>Testposition (the position is draw):
>>
>>[D]8/8/2pK1k2/p4P2/P7/8/8/8 w - - 0 1
>>
>>Analysis by Rybka 1.01 Beta 12 32-bit:
>>
>>6.Kxc6 Kxf5 7.Kb5 Ke6 8.Kxa5 Kd7 9.Kb6 Kc8 10.Ka7 Kc7 11.Ka6 Kb8 12.Kb5 Ka7
>>  +-  (1.61)   Tiefe: 43   00:02:18  18953kN
>>6.Kxc6 Kxf5 7.Kb5 Ke6 8.Kxa5 Kd7 9.Kb6 Kc8 10.Ka7 Kc7 11.Ka6 Kb8 12.Kb5 Ka7
>>  +-  (1.61)   Tiefe: 44   00:03:05  30131kN
>>6.Kxc6 Kxf5 7.Kb5 Ke6 8.Kxa5 Kd7 9.Kb6 Kc8 10.Ka7 Kc7 11.Ka6 Kb8 12.Kb5 Ka7
>>  +-  (1.61)   Tiefe: 45   00:04:46  63438kN
>>
>>(Nemeth, Privat 24.01.2006)
>
>Trivial with tablebase files, which are coming.
>
>>BTW: I need see a small engine with more knowledge and not a big engine with
>>little knowledge.
>
>Since it is probably the strongest single CPU engine in the world, it must not
>be too idiotic.
>
>If you want "strong + ultra-tiny" try Thinker:
>http://www.geocities.com/thechessthinker/index.html
>

The Old Siberian CHess wasnt bad either. But honestly isnt that a contradictio
in prosecco if you say strong _and_ ultra-tiny? Sounds as if you meant a
peabrain? How could it be strong?


>
>
>>ED.



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