Rybka 3 is here!
Rybka, from Chessbase, translates to little fish. It is the shooting star of computer chess and the reigning world champion, having won its title in Amsterdam 2007. Now Rybka 3 has a drastic improvement of at least 80 Elo points over that earlier version, bringing the Elo points to above 3080.
Today the main use of chess software is interactive analysis. Rybka 3 has superior playing strength that helps you to quickly assess a position. But analysis with Rybka 3 is much more than evaluations and best moves. In the user interface designed by ChessBase, Rybka 3 introduces several ground-breaking new analysis features:
* Monte Carlo Analysis yields precise evaluations by playing thousands of ultra-fast games in a few minutes in a given position.
* Sampled Search gives detailed information about the search process, showing scores and alternative moves in the main line. This is helpful when the program searches for a long time in one position.
* Singular Moves are annotated graphically. This indicates situations where only one clearly best move exists.
* Look for win: whenever you feel that there should be a forced win in a position you can explicitly ask for it. Rybka then searches for a decisive move, considerably faster than in normal analysis.
* Persistant Hash: Rybka can save its hash tables between analysis sessions to preserve valuable information already accumulated in the search tree.
Rybka 3 scores well in all types of situations, but dominates especially in asymmetric positions which arise, such as from Sicilian systems. The success of the program stems from dedicated team work: IM Iweta Rajlich is the main tester; Jeroen Noomen contributes opening theory and tournament preparation; IM Larry Kaufmann develops positional evaluation algorithms.
The author of Rybka 3, Czech/American International Master Vasik Rajlich, has implemented an extraordinary understanding of dynamic factors into his program. This often results in long-term pawn or exchange sacrifices and an active positional playing style resembling human chess.
THIS IS WHAT RYBKA 3 OFFERS:
* Chess engine RYBKA 3 by Vasik Rajlich
* Fritz 11 user surface with many training functions + Rybka analysis features
* Access to the ChessBase internet chess server playchess.com (free for 12 months)
System Requirements: Minimum: Pentium 1 GHz, 512 MB RAM, Windows Vista or Windows XP (Service Pack 2), DVD ROM drive, Windows Media Player 9.
System Recommendation:: PC Intel Core 2 Duo, 2.4 GHz, 4 GB RAM, Windows Vista, GeForce8 graphics card (or compatible) with 256 MB RAM or higher
EXCLUSIVELY TO USCF SALES
Includes the Chess Power Pack
A $39.95 Value!
Turbocharge Rybka 3 with the Chess Power Pack! It features one of the largest commercially available databases of master-strength games, professionally maintained by our team of Grandmasters and updated regularly. Unlike other databases available, it focuses on the quality of the games and not quantity! There are no 0-move games and no games featuring lowly rated players. Only the best games made it into The Chess Power Pack!
In addition, the Chess Power Pack includes over 7 Gigabytes of Nalimov Table Bases that will allow Rybka to play and analyze all endgames (5 pieces of less) perfectly!
