tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post2899982693285404399..comments2023-12-28T02:11:22.501+00:00Comments on The Streatham & Brixton Chess Blog: A Fish To Fry...Tom Chivershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-83414230826655828432007-06-11T13:06:00.000+01:002007-06-11T13:06:00.000+01:00Or the less you understand about the openings, the...Or the less you understand about the openings, the more you need to rely on tactics?ejhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582272075999298935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-42415656058637535562007-06-11T12:58:00.000+01:002007-06-11T12:58:00.000+01:00Perhaps Rybka shows that the better tactician you ...Perhaps Rybka shows that the better tactician you are, the more you can do without learning openings.Chris Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06137795192239495971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-69766429174510543002007-06-11T09:51:00.000+01:002007-06-11T09:51:00.000+01:00Is it feasible though to know a computer's respons...Is it feasible though to know a computer's responses for all possibilities in those first five moves? And yes if you look down the thread I linked to - you'll see Rybka's preference for Nc3/c6 is mentionned...Tom Chivershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-1222256681651696662007-06-11T08:14:00.000+01:002007-06-11T08:14:00.000+01:00I should perhaps point out that the punter's answe...I should perhaps point out that the punter's answer to "who's your money on?" surely depends on <I>what the odds are</I>.ejhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582272075999298935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-11354517142636387392007-06-11T08:13:00.000+01:002007-06-11T08:13:00.000+01:00I meant to write a piece about how Rybka, on my co...I meant to write a piece about how Rybka, on my computer, insists, after 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf3, on playing 3.Nc3.<BR/><BR/>Inicidentally, won't the programmers sort it so Rybka only plays responses which they know won't lead to inferior choices on moves four and five?ejhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582272075999298935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-77760716884439888862007-06-09T13:38:00.000+01:002007-06-09T13:38:00.000+01:00Oh, my money’s on the player in the Black corner.W...Oh, my money’s on the player in the Black corner.<BR/><BR/>What could be really interesting is how Rybka plays the opening if it’s out of book on move four.<BR/><BR/>...The time differentials may not mean that much if Rybka is running on super-duper hardware.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Angus.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com