LEIDEN COMPUTER CHESS COMPETITION
THE
IMPACT OF OPENING BOOK
Even comps play
tournaments!
So! There was another engine
tournament – this time in Leiden May 6-9 2006. Actually as a chessplayer I was
surprised to discover that computers have quite a lot of their own tournaments
and that they make special preparation before it just like… “humans”. Forgive
me, but I used to think that engines are only made to be used by
chessplayers J.
FINAL STANDINGS: LEIDEN
TOURNAMENT
|
# |
Name |
Points |
Games |
|
1 |
Rybka J |
8˝ |
9 |
|
2 |
Deep Sjeng |
7˝ |
9 |
|
3 |
Deep Shredder |
6˝ |
9 |
|
4 |
Deep Gandalf |
6 |
9 |
|
5 |
Ant |
5 |
8 |
|
6 |
The King |
4˝ |
9 |
|
7 |
The Baron |
4˝ |
9 |
|
8 |
XiniX |
4 |
9 |
|
9 |
Hermann |
4 |
8 |
|
10 |
Argonaut |
4 |
8 |
|
11 |
IsiChess MMX |
3˝ |
8 |
|
12 |
Neurosis |
2˝ |
8 |
|
13 |
Diep |
1˝ |
3 |
|
14 |
Usurpator |
1 |
8 |
What
about having personal opening trainer !?
Rybka won Leiden
competition and it is cool J! Of course I am
happy - I am the biggest Rybka fun for personal reasons J, but… it is very nice win also
because the score was 8,5 from 9 and that had helped Rybka author Vas
Rajlich to realize how important a good opening book maybe! Btw, You know that Rybka
1.1 if you let her play by herself in the very beginning likes to play: 1.e4
e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3. N:e5 Nc6?! (ply 13) don’t you J?
WHITE TO PLAY
There is no compensation for
that pawn (no kidding J) and white is much
better after simple:
4. N:c6…
Only 9
games L to
prove you deserve your 3000 elo !
According to computers rating lists,
based on thousands of games, Rybka was much better than others participants.
Fact, but Leiden tournament is only 9 rounds and the last think you would like
to get when your engine plays is a drawish position or “disasters” after
opening. Come think of it everything could have happened if there would not be
a decent book by Rybka opening “coach” Jeroen Noomen.
INTERVIEW WITH RYBKA OPENING
BOOK AUTHOR JEROEN NOOMEN
|
Report by Iweta Radziewicz Budapest, June 2006 |