Author: Joachim Rang
Date: 08:20:32 04/15/04
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On April 15, 2004 at 09:46:37, Uri Blass wrote: >On April 15, 2004 at 07:51:25, Joachim Rang wrote: > >>On April 15, 2004 at 07:22:55, Sam Lloyd wrote: >> >>>On April 15, 2004 at 06:46:28, Jorge Pichard wrote: >>> >>>>On April 15, 2004 at 06:33:38, Joachim Rang wrote: >>>> >>>>>On April 15, 2004 at 06:06:59, Jouni Uski wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>On April 15, 2004 at 05:52:41, Joachim Rang wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>>On April 15, 2004 at 04:09:40, Jouni Uski wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>>Interesting result for "about 50 points stronger" 8 version! >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>Jouni >>>>>>> >>>>>>>where did you read "about 50 points stronger"? >>>>>>> >>>>>>>regards Joachim >>>>>> >>>>>>From CSS magazine. At least 40 points in tournament level. >>>>> >>>>>well I doubt that. Together with the fact, that the UCI-Book is probably a bit >>>>>better optimized than the Chessbase-Book I think they will finish about equal on >>>>>SSDF. >>>>>> >>>>>>Q: is Necchi book for Shredder 8 UCI engine now available? >>>>>> >>>>>>Jouni >>>>> >>>>>not yet. I have no information when it will become available. >>>> >>>>http://www.talkchess.com/forums/1/message.html?359619 >>>> >>>>http://www.talkchess.com/forums/1/message.html?359604 >>> >>>Yeah, well that's Bullshit! >>> >>>I think it's time I e-mailed ChessBase, I don't like this dirty way of doing >>>business. >> >> >>what? to what are you referring? I can't understand your anxiety. Chessbase >>insisted that the Shredderengine which is delivered with Shredder classic GUI is >>about 100 to 150 points weaker than Shredder 8? What's the problem? The author >>of Shredder 8 has a contract with Chessbase? Do you think Ubisoft would allow >>Johan de King to sell his version with another GUI and an even better book for a >>lower price? > >I think that Ubisoft should have no right to decide about it and the same for >chessbase. > >I think that this decision should belong to the programmer. >I do not know the contract that chessbase has with S.M.K but programmers should >not sign contracts that do not give them the freedom to sell their engine to >another company. > >Chessbase already sold tiger without limiting the freedom of christophe so I >believe that they could also sell Shredder in the same conditions. > >Uri I'm quite sure that the contracts between SMK and Chessbase are different from these between Theron and Chessbase. For the excusivity of Shredder for chessbase SMK should and probably will receive a bonus. Obviously Theron valued the possibilty to make more money through selling his engine to other companys as well higher than Chessbase its right to exclusivity. With SMK it was probably the contrary. This is the basis of a so-called market economy. regards Joachim
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