We All Know Rybka 4 is The Strongest Commercial Engine

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We All Know Rybka 4 is The Strongest Commercial Engine

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Which commercial engine do you feel is most balanced both in the Middlegame and the Endgame?
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Re: We All Know Rybka 4 is The Strongest Commercial Engine

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Naum 4.2. It just seems good in everything.

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alpha123 wrote:Naum 4.2. It just seems good in everything.

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Nicer style of play too. Not sure that its endgame is as good as its middlegame though.
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Terry McCracken wrote:Which commercial engine do you feel is most balanced both in the Middlegame and the Endgame?
"Deep Shredder 12"
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De Vos W wrote:
Terry McCracken wrote:Which commercial engine do you feel is most balanced both in the Middlegame and the Endgame?
"Deep Shredder 12"
We agree on something. :)
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Graham Banks wrote:
De Vos W wrote:
Terry McCracken wrote:Which commercial engine do you feel is most balanced both in the Middlegame and the Endgame?
"Deep Shredder 12"
We agree on something. :)
Thank You Mr. Banks.
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Re: We All Know Rybka 4 is The Strongest Commercial Engine

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Terry McCracken wrote:Which commercial engine do you feel is most balanced both in the Middlegame and the Endgame?
Deep Rybka 4 with (TB) is the strongest no competition.

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It depends on the time control
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Graham Banks wrote:
alpha123 wrote:Naum 4.2. It just seems good in everything.

Peter
Nicer style of play too. Not sure that its endgame is as good as its middlegame though.
With 5-piece tablebases it seems fine in my analysis.

Yeah, Deep Shredder 12 is good too.

Zappa Mexico II maybe.

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Not in the strength department but I suppose Ktulu is balanced in the Middle to Endgame relative to itself
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