no improvements from derivatives for some time.

[NATIONAL12]

quite frankly,i expect none until you break R4 code.R4 is very very good in engames.put that in your pipe and smoke it,also get some decent hardware your engines cannot handle big hardware which will be even bigger shortly.

[alpha123]

Why are you surprised they haven't bad much of an improvement lately when Vas hardly made 40 elo in 2 years.

BTW, I think the IvanHoes may be making some progress, but nobody knows which one is the best.

Peter

[Gino Figlio]

quite frankly,i expect none until you break R4 code.R4 is very very good in engames.put that in your pipe and smoke it,also get some decent hardware your engines cannot handle big hardware which will be even bigger shortly.

Rybka 4 is not that good in endgames. It frequently overestimates its chances. If you play a correspondence game against a Rybka 4-aided player, try using Houdini or Zappa Mexico in parallel and you will see what I mean.

[Terry McCracken]

quite frankly,i expect none until you break R4 code.R4 is very very good in engames.put that in your pipe and smoke it,also get some decent hardware your engines cannot handle big hardware which will be even bigger shortly.

Rybka 4 is not that good in endgames. It frequently overestimates its chances. If you play a correspondence game against a Rybka 4-aided player, try using Houdini or Zappa Mexico in parallel and you will see what I mean.

Yes, the Rybka family has trouble in certain endings.

[Matthias Gemuh]

No improvements from derivatives for some time ?
Yes, of all Fruit derivatives, not even Rybka has improved lately.

[Graham Banks]

No improvements from derivatives for some time ?
Yes, of all Fruit derivatives, not even Rybka has improved lately.

If this is the case, then why doesn't anybody ever put in a protest at major tournaments that Rybka participates in?

[Matthias Gemuh]

No improvements from derivatives for some time ?
Yes, of all Fruit derivatives, not even Rybka has improved lately.

If this is the case, then why doesn't anybody ever put in a protest at major tournaments that Rybka participates in?

If we continue with the discussion, this thread may be moved to a hidden subform .

[Graham Banks]

No improvements from derivatives for some time ?
Yes, of all Fruit derivatives, not even Rybka has improved lately.

If this is the case, then why doesn't anybody ever put in a protest at major tournaments that Rybka participates in?

If we continue with the discussion, this thread may be moved to a hidden subform .

[Christopher Conkie]

No improvements from derivatives for some time ?
Yes, of all Fruit derivatives, not even Rybka has improved lately.

If this is the case, then why doesn't anybody ever put in a protest at major tournaments that Rybka participates in?

If we continue with the discussion, this thread may be moved to a hidden subform .

Get it moved to CTF at your peril......

[gerold]

No improvements from derivatives for some time ?
Yes, of all Fruit derivatives, not even Rybka has improved lately.

If this is the case, then why doesn't anybody ever put in a protest at major tournaments that Rybka participates in?

It is a clone and i can prove it. I just don't want to use my real name
because someone may throw bricks at me.