Author: Sune Larsson
Date: 04:10:09 01/31/06
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On January 31, 2006 at 06:22:00, Uri Blass wrote:
>On January 31, 2006 at 05:43:23, ramon b. de robles wrote:
>
>>The beta version of Rybka will lose to Topalov if the match will take place
>>today.
>>He will be smashed in the endgame by Topalov.
>
>No proof for it.
>
>I think that rybka is a very strong endgame player.
>It's main advantage relative to other engines is not the endgame but it does not
>do it a weak endgame player.
You *think* that Rybka is a very strong endgame player.
Where is the proof?
What is your definition of "very strong endgame player"?
/S
>
>>
>>It should be emphasized that most of the engines lose to Rybka without reaching
>>the endgame .
>
>This theory is wrong.
>part of their losses are clearly in the endgame.
>
>I remember that rybka saved loss position against deep shredder in the endgame
>in the last tournament and we are talking about the first beta version.
>
> So we still have to see the performance of Rybka in the endgame
>>department. Comes February 20, 2006 and the released of the Full Version as
>>promised by Vas, we will now have a look at the endgame capability of Rybka.
>>
>>As mentioned in the previous Forum, Fritz and Shredder is the best in the
>>endgame department.
>
>No proof for it.
>
>Maybe somebody can repeat the sune's endgame test with latest rybka.
>
>Even the first version was strong and I renember that it almost could draw with
>the top programs in sune's test.
>
>I will not be surprised if improvements in the search may change the result and
>now rybka can win the top programs in sune's test.
>
> I don't have any information about the endgame knowledge of
>>Spike, Toga, Zappa and Fruit. The Rybka engines should solve basic endgames
>>position even without the Nalimov Endgame Tables.
>
>This is not the most important endgame knowledge.
>
>The most important endgame knowledge is before tablebases.
>
>Uri
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