Author: George Speight
Date: 16:44:55 12/05/05
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On December 05, 2005 at 19:23:54, George Speight wrote: > >I am currently running a best of 30 between Fritz 9 and Rybka 32 bit. 40 >moves/20 min. repeating. 128mb hash, ponder off. Fritz is using his own book, >and Rybka is using Perfect 9, as i test programs, not engines. I discussed this >with Graham before i started, and he was adamant that Perfect 9 was the book to >give Rybka. I told him i would probably get a lot of flak if Fritz won about the >book Rybka was using. He said he woudl stand behind me 100% on that. The good >news for Rybka is that in the first 3 games he had 2 wins and a draw. The bad >news is in the next 8 or 9 games he has only managed one win. It did not take >Fritz too long to figure him out. I have watched all the games and analyzed them >closely, and Rybka is truly strong. Does he have a chance to win this match. >Not hardly, inmy opinion. He comes out of the openings in great position, but >his analysis is suspect. Example: toward the end of the middle game in one he >analyzed the position as him being up 3.25. Fritz analyzed it as even. Guess who >was right. Rybka never even considered what was coming in any of his lines. It >has been my experience that does not bode well for a program in the long run. My >thinking is they have a very strong program here, not quite up to the level of >Toga, Fritz and Fruit yet. They may have possiibly jumped the gun and put him >out too soon without waiting on that next reported update. He has some analysis >problems that need to be dealt with. At the expense of possibly starting a holy >war, is he strong- yes. Is he the second coming of Christ at this point intime >-not hardly. Needs more fine tuning in the middle and end game. I will have the >games available for anyone who wants to email me- i will send the complete >package to you in a zip. Keep you posted. George Dont get me wrong. i am probably pulling for Rybka. The stronger the free ones, the less i will have to spend on the others. It looks like after game 12 which is in progrss Rybka will be leading 6.5 - 5.5 The problem is in my opinione his analysis is too erratic to win a long match. If i am proven wrong, so be it.
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