Chess Lessons – Improve Your Chess

3D Computer Chess Games

During ancient years, chess was known as “game of kings”. This is due to the fact that only kings are allowed to play chess. At that time, the game is being played using molded stones as their chess pieces and a stone tablet as their chess board. In the modern age, chess was still popular yet not only for kings and high-rank persons but for everyone who wants to play.

For chess players, it sounds a bit difficult to find an opponent who is of the same skill level. There are also instances that a chess player can’t play chess simply because there’s no opponent to challenge with. Now that we’re in the hectic world, it’s really hard to find a chess partner. But the good news is that, you can still play chess game without searching for a partner! How? Well, the only way to answer this question is to turn on your browser and search for chess versions using your favorite search engine.

With a huge number of chess games in the internet today, it’s up to you to choose what you think is the best. But, if you want a realistic version of the game, then choose 3D chess games. These are brilliantly designed software with incredible 3D graphics and spectacular animation scenes. Unlike the traditional game which is quite bored and ordinary, 3D computer chess games are revolutionized and have been improved using the latest Direct X Technology. Some chess versions allow players to view the game from any angle as well as to magnify characters in the chess arena. There are also versions that allow players to change skins and colors of chess pieces.

3D chess games are not just for game purposes but also for tutorials. Beginners can find these games very useful as it offer demos, book of chess opening, principles of chess and advanced tactics that can be used in the game. Other than that, online chess games also revealed all the possible moves that can be used by players to improve their skills. Other features involve pre-programmed analysis and special effect algorithms. Some versions of 3D chess games also offer sound demos and tips from the world’s greatest grandmasters.

In relation to its popularity, many companies have come up with the more innovative chess games. Some 3D chess versions feature mp3 music, game notation and WFX analysis. Online chess games also allow players to determine if they are improving with their moves. There are also versions that allow players to meet grandmasters and other advanced players from different parts of the globe. Likewise, players can also challenge against other players of the same skill level or the computer itself.

Three dimensional chess games are compatible with any AMD based computer with 200MHz processor or any Intel processor. However, the graphics will become more lively using 3D graphic cards. A graphic card can feature high resolution graphics from up to 1600 X 1200 mega pixels.  Besides, it will also activate 4X anti-aliasing which is used for sharp and smooth graphical images.

Playing three dimensional chess games can really bring a relaxing feeling for many chess fanatics. Unlike the traditional game, 3D chess games can let you feel the real battle. Likewise, these are also gifts of learning opportunities.

Deep Rybka vs Fruit

So I decided to run a long game Rybka vs Fruit as it looks like the Rybka opening book is rather a killing machine, it almost always 99% of times give a killer edge to Rybka thus leaving it to finish the game in style at mid endgame, so after all the book adds another 10-20 ELO to already a killing machine Rybka which is well over 3100+ Elo.

This game was played on 2 different computers, Rybka was running on my Quad Core and Fruit on my Dual 2 core. Exact game details –

Deep Rybka 4 CPU 200Hash”Rybka Opening Book” vs Fruit “Dual 2 Core 512 MB + Arena Opening Book”

Time Controls = 60 Minutes Game

Ponder On

This is the position that came after the opening and I thought Rybka got the edge after the knight sacrifice, till the very end it looked like there was only +1 difference but just when the game was hitting endgame the score went to +4 for Rybka, this shows how deep rybka can look at a given position, sometimes it finds a killer move at depths like 12-13 which is not normal considering engines like Fritz 11 and Hiarcs 12 go upto at least 17 depth to find any good moves.

Rybka Played Nxf7

The game was pretty much all tactical moves after that. After the Nxf7 Qxf4 Nxd8 Rxd8??, Rybka was winning, I thought Rxd8?? was a very bad move after which Rybka played b5 and the score was in +2.20 after that and the game was all Rybka’s after that.

Here is the full game that you can download PGN Format

Rybka vs Chess Tiger 15

I was running some games on my computer today and after 5 boring draws Rybka vs Chess Tiger 15, the giant Rybka played a smarter game in the 6th one, the opening was killer and the tactics used were killer as well, the game got over pretty much after 19th move and I was amazed at the Rybka’s Opening book and quick search evaluation even at low search depth.

The game was played in following situation –

Quad Core 4 Gig Ram

Windows Xp Pro

Rybka 3 128MB Ram – Rybka Opening Book – Default Settings (Normal Version not Deep Version)

Chess Tiger 15 128MB Ram – Fritz 11 Opening Book – Default Settings

White – Rybka vs Black – Chess Tiger 15

60 Minutes Game

White to move and Rybka played Rc5, Fruit finds it at depth 16 or 17, but Rybka played it real fast within depth 12 to be exact and I think it played the move within 5 seconds.

The game was pretty much over after Rxe5 with Knight sacrifice and then black basically gets attacked on king side and lossing queen.

Full Game…Download Here in PGN Format