Rybka - Name

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The word rybka, pronounced, means little fish in Czech (and in many other Slavic languages) and Vasik Rajlich was once asked in an interview by Alexander Schmidt, "Did you choose the name Rybka because your program always slipped out of your hands like a little fish?" He replied, "As for the name Rybka - I am sorry but this will remain my private secret." It is interesting to point out that the programmer's wife, Iweta Rajlich (Radziewicz), was born under an astrological sign of Pisces. Iweta Radziewicz was born in Poland and is still considered one of the strongest female chess players. The word rybka means exactly the same in the Polish and Czech languages. It is also known that Iweta was the main tester for the program.

The fact that Fischer, fisher, translates into several Slavic languages as rybak should not go unnoticed.