Ruud wrote:
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Thanks Ruud. Even though I have Rybka 2.2 x32bit rather than x64, it still
takes Fritz 10 apart. Is there any tweeking that can be done in Fritz 10
to make it a bit stronger.

You could experiment with the engine-parameters, but the default-settings
are usually the best.

Do you know why Chessbase does not fight back to make their products the
strongest.

I'm pretty sure they are.
It's just that nowadays there are better chess-programmers out there.
In the beginning of the 90s there were Fritz, Rebel, and some others, that
dominated.
Now Shredder, Fruit, Zappa, and now Rybka, have overtaken the Fritz of the
90s.


I would have thought this would be a good selling point.

If they are again the top, I'm sure that it would become the main point of
advertizing again.
Still, the interface of Chessbase is still inviting to programmers and
players, so they're ok, I think.

Does Rybka have a function to turn off tablebases? Can't you get that
program from Chessville.com?

Rob Mitchell wrote:
Does Rybka have a function to turn off tablebases?

Early versions of Rybka didn't even have a function to turn on
tablebases! :-)

But you should be able to turn off tablebases for any engine just by
moving the files and not telling it where they are. Most engines
should cope with that.


Dave.

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David Richerby wrote:
Rob Mitchell wrote:
Does Rybka have a function to turn off tablebases?

Early versions of Rybka didn't even have a function to turn on
tablebases! :-)

But you should be able to turn off tablebases for any engine just by
moving the files and not telling it where they are. Most engines
should cope with that.


Dave.

--
David Richerby Addictive Technicolor Gnome (TM):
www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~davidr/ it's like a smiling garden ornament
but it's in realistic colour and you
can never put it down!

Thanks David!