Author: Bruce Moreland
Date: 05:15:23 11/05/97
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On November 02, 1997 at 06:51:04, Ingo Althofer wrote: >o A good operator ( concentrated, familiar with the program. fast > in moving the pieces and beating the chess clock ) is an important > factor in Blitz computer chess. This may partly explain why > Shredder was so successful, although it is in general a slow > program. Even in its manual you find a sentence like "Don't expect > too much in Blitz chess. Shredder is better in games under > tournament conditions ( 40/2 ). The key point is that Stefan > Meyer-Kahlen is an operator of professional calibre... Maybe > his operating skills are good for 20 percent of Shredder's points. This has come to be a typical comment about Shredder. If Shredder has a good result, a reason must be found, since it can't be anything to do with the program itself. I don't know why people are so intensely interested in picking on Stefan, I have never read a good review of Shredder. bruce
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