Infinite Analysis with Chess Assistant 10

Chess Assistant 10 is a fast and powerful chess database that is equipped with an array of tools to assist active and improving players. This month I’ll look at some of the methods offered by Chess Assistant for infinite analysis and examine two of them in detail. Many readers probably think of infinite analysis as pushing a button and watching a chess engine search for the best line of play, but as you will see Chess Assistant has taken this simple concept and turned it into a powerful tool for analyzing and understanding a position.

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Rybka 3 is finally released !
We are glad to inform you that Rybka 3 is finally released! Shortly you will get your serial number for the product you purchased. Whenever you write us for support, please specify this serial number. – Deep Rybka 3 Aquarium (for download or DVD) – Rybka 3 UCI without interface (for download or CD) – Deep Rybka 3 UCI without interface (for download or CD) – Upgrade Chess Assistant 10 Starter package with Rybka 3 (for download or DVD) – Upgrade Chess Assistant 10 Professional package with Deep Rybka 3 (for download or DVD) – Chess Assistant 10 Starter package with Rybka 3 (for download or DVD) – Chess Assistant 10 Professional package with Deep Rybka 3 (for download or DVD) – Chess Assistant 10 Mega package with Deep Rybka 3 and Gold Nalimov Tablebases (DVD) We are starting publishing video tutorials for Rybka 3 Aquarium: – Modes Video (139 Mb) – Quick Video (340Mb) Links to the same videos in archives: 1 2 3 >> Rybka 3 Aquarium Manual (ENG) << >> Rybka 3 Aquarium Manual (GER) << Read the rest of this entry »

Second Grand Prix Tournament: Sochi 2008
The second tournament in the FIDE Grand Prix Series will run July 30 – August 15, with thirteen rounds and two rest days – the standard schedule for all six tournaments. The first Grand Prix was won by Vugar Gashimov, Wang Yue and Magnus Carlsen and of these three players, Gashimov and Wang Yue will also compete in Sochi. The Russian resort city Sochi (population 400,000) is situated in Krasnodar Krai, just north of the southern Russian border. It sprawls along the shores of the Black Sea against the background of the snow-capped peaks of the Caucasus Mountains. The city has been selected to host the XXII Olympic Winter Games in 2014.

1 round;2 round; 3 round; 4 round; 5 round; 6 round; 7 round;
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New product: Total Chess Training III
Total Chess Training III (download or CD versions) is the third compilation of five popular training programs, that covers some aspects of chess: Tactics, Combinations, Strategy and Middlegame: Advanced Chess School Chess Tactics for Beginners Chess Combinations Encyclopedia Encyclopedia of Middlegame III Encyclopedia of Middlegame IV

New products: Rybka 3 Aquarium, Rybka UCI and Chess Assistant 10 with Rybka 3

We are glad to inform you about release of the following new programs soon:- Rybka 3 Aquarium (for download or DVD) – Deep Rybka 3 Aquarium (for download or DVD) – Rybka 3 UCI without interface (for download or CD) – Deep Rybka 3 UCI without interface (for download or CD) – Upgrade Chess Assistant 10 Starter package with Rybka 3 (for download or DVD) – Upgrade Chess Assistant 10 Professional package with Deep Rybka 3 (for download or DVD) – Chess Assistant 10 Starter package with Rybka 3 (for download or DVD) – Chess Assistant 10 Professional package with Deep Rybka 3 (for download or DVD) – Chess Assistant 10 Mega package with Deep Rybka 3 and Gold Nalimov Tablebases (DVD) The sales will be started 2008, August, 4 You can already pre-order these products in our on-line shop www.chessok.com Read detailed description of new products and articles about Rybka 3 and GUI Rybka Aquarium by Dadi Jonsson here.

41st Biel International Chess Festival
The 41st Biel International Chess Festival takes place 19th July – 1st August 2008. Alekseev won the title after a playoff 2.5-1.5 by winning game four and thus avoided taking the match into a sudden death.
From the left: Leinier Dominguez, Etienne Bacrot, Alexander Onischuk, Yannick Pelletier, Evgeny Alekseev, Magnus Carlsen

1 round; 2 round; 3 round;4 round; 5 round; 6 round; 7 round; 8 round; 9 round; 10 round; Playoff;

North Urals Cup 2008. Krasnoturinsk
The North Urals Cup takes place in Krasnoturinsk (Sverdlovsk region) July 26th – August 3rd 2008. This is the strongest women’s tournament ever. The tournament is held according to all-play-all basis. Time control: 90 minutes for the whole game, an increment of 30 seconds per move. 1 round; 2 round; 3 round; 4 round; 5 round; 6 round; 7 round

Infinite Analysis with Rybka Aquarium

Last month we examined Interactive Deep Analysis (IDeA) in Rybka Aquarium. This month we’ll look at its infinite analysis function. Infinite analysis is perhaps the oldest and most widely used analysis method with chess software, and over the years many chess players have perfected their ways of utilizing it. You might think that with its long history and a multitude of different implementations there wasn’t much room for improvement. Well, the developers of Aquarium clearly thought otherwise, as you will see.

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