The Secret of Rybka Success

[RVisitor]

Thanks for your comments.

[MikeB]

What do you think it is the key (mainly) of Rybka incredible results?

a) Vas has implemented several new decisive tricks in the evaluation realm that has given his program the extra boost
b) Vas has implemented new, betters search routines.
c) Vas has simply improved in both.
d) the bastard signed an agreement with Satan.

My guess:
evaluation superiority

Best to all
fernando

The incredible results are due to Rybka winning a lot more games than it is losing.

sorry, i cound not resist regards,

Michael B

ps I think it does have a superior evaluation code with very opportunistic pruning or some other scheme that is very aggressive in reducing search tree or it's very good in selecting moves to extend ...the pawn play in most of the cases is also superior - I was surprised after hearong about Rybka, that I though it was some type of tacital genius when in the reality is that it bascially plays with a much better strategy ( although it is very good in tactics) -- most of the wins are way after book play and usually do NOT involve a lightening bolt type of move . just a number of succesive moves that ares superior to other engines

very interesting engine to observe playing...

[LJC]

I pick d) heehee

[mariaclara]

............coz

..................vas is a genius

[Dann Corbit]

What do you think it is the key (mainly) of Rybka incredible results?

a) Vas has implemented several new decisive tricks in the evaluation realm that has given his program the extra boost
b) Vas has implemented new, betters search routines.
c) Vas has simply improved in both.
d) the bastard signed an agreement with Satan.

My guess:
evaluation superiority

Best to all
fernando

I have thought about it long and hard. The reason that Rybka is so successful is that it is stronger than the other programs.