Game vs Rybka

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Avatar of u1435768

I decided to play against a slightly skill handicapped and largely time handicapped rybka, to see if I stood a chance against it. The result surprised me.

Time allowed, is 45:5 for me. 10:0 for Rybka.

 

I did win the game, but I would like any suggestions on what I could have played better (or what rybka may have missed) that could have had a large influence on the game.
And opinions on the queen for rook and bishop trade.
Also, what would have happened if Rybka hadn't basically suicided at the end due to time constraint? I had kinda considered it drawable for black with a possibility of white victory.
Avatar of trysts

Good job! I really enjoyed that game.

Avatar of trigs

"I would like any suggestions on what I could have played better (or what rybka may have missed) that could have had a large influence on the game."

  1. Rybka 2.1 is not the strongest (free) version
  2. Rybka (or most engines) with a limited skill level can make some really poor mistakes on occasion
  3. 10 minute game for Rybka really limits its ability to analyse positions.
Avatar of claudiuo

as far as i am aware , the demo version of rybka is limited to a 2 sec/ move so i really don't understand how it ran out of time. maybe you set something wrong in its options or you are not telling the truth in some aspects 

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clocky wrote:

as far as i am aware , the demo version of rybka is limited to a 2 sec/ move so i really don't understand how it ran out of time. maybe you set something wrong in its options or you are not telling the truth in some aspects 


I had also previously thought that, however this version does think for more than 2 seconds often, and the limit seems to be 3 minutes per move. This seems to be an error with my rybka, however I am not going to complain.

@Trigs.

I meant things in the gameplay, the large handicapping of it was to give me a chance.

Avatar of GrandCheesemaster

Nice, interesting game, however I disagree with the queen trade, you only got out of that mess due to Rybka's aggression losing the 2 c rank pawns.