Book played a major part in this. Also, Rybka was searching faster, playing quicker and not thinking for too long after it was out of book. I assume that's how the pondering in a cluster is. Maybe the position was dead draw after it was out of book for Rybka?
TwistedLogic's score was dropping slightly but regained after enough piece trades.
Congrats to the bookmaker Audy Arandela, and ofcourse the author Edsel Apostol.
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[Event "ICS unrated standard match"]
[Site "chessclub.com"]
[Date "2009.08.15"]
[Round "-"]
[White "TwistedLogicCCT"]
[Black "Rybka"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2829"]
[BlackElo "2813"]
[TimeControl "1500+4"]
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Bg5 Be7 6. Bxf6 gxf6 7. Nf3 f5
8. Nc3 a6 9. Qd2 b5 10. O-O-O Bb7 11. d5 c6 12. dxe6 Qxd2+ 13. Rxd2 fxe6
14. Re2 Kf7 15. h4 Nd7 16. Ng5+ Bxg5+ 17. hxg5 Rag8 18. f4 h6 19. Rxh6 Rxh6
20. gxh6 Rg6 21. h7 Rh6 22. g4 fxg4 23. Ne4 Ke7 24. f5 Rxh7 25. fxe6 Ne5
26. Nc5 Nf3 27. Bg2 Bc8 28. Re4 Rg7 29. b4 Rg6 30. Rf4 Bxe6 31. Bxf3 gxf3
32. Nxe6 Rxe6 33. Rxf3 Re4 34. a3 a5 35. bxa5 Ra4 36. Kb2 Rxa5 37. Rf4 Ke6
38. c4 bxc4 39. Rxc4 Kd5 40. Rg4 Ra8 41. a4 c5 42. Rg5+ Kc4 43. Rg4+ Kd5
44. Rg5+ Kc4 45. Rg4+ Kd5
{Game drawn by repetition} 1/2-1/2