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Subject: Re: SSDF(Shredder4-Nimzo7.32) AMD K6-2 450 23-17

Author: Harald Faber

Date: 04:47:11 03/20/00

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On March 20, 2000 at 06:01:33, Bertil Eklund wrote:

>On March 20, 2000 at 05:06:29, Harald Faber wrote:
>
>>On March 20, 2000 at 02:12:22, Bertil Eklund wrote:
>>
>>>On March 20, 2000 at 01:14:36, Harald Faber wrote:
>>>
>>>>On March 19, 2000 at 15:41:30, Bertil Eklund wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>Hi!
>>>>>
>>>>>A very impressive result from Shredder4.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Like Christophe I don't see anything impressive.
>>>>A 30-10 would be impressive, this close win is not.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>IMO Shredder plays positionally very good and excellent in the endgames.
>>>>>Nimzo is a bit stronger tactically.
>>>>>
>>>>>Shredder4 used all 4 Turbo-CDs.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Which Turbo-CDs? The ChessBase ones?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Bertil
>>>
>>>Yes, from Chessbase.
>>
>>Hmm. How do you decide which programs get all TBs and which one the
>>endgame-turbo? Do Fritz, Junior, Hiarcs and Nimzo use the same TBs?
>>Don't you have enough space on your HD to use all 3- 4- and 5-man TBs?
>>Did you also notice some strange endings with the eg-turbo-TBs like some others
>>who saw a mate announcement and because of some missing TBs it ended in a draw?
>
>The "new" programs Junior6, Crafty, Shredder4 and Fritz6.
>No problems at all, we use all 4 CDs. The "old" programs use the same TBs as
>before.
>
>>>IMO it was a impressive result in a 40 game match (in this
>>>particular match)
>>>
>>>Bertil
>>
>>What is so impressive? The result? That Shredder won? The way how Shredder won?
>>Or what else?
>
>I guess you must think S4 is superior to all others if you don't think 57,5%
>against Nimzo7.32 on tournament level is an excellent result. At least I have


A matter of personal opinion, for me 23-17 is a close win.


>seen some results from S4 that I think isn't to impressive (Cadaques).


Cadaques was 40/40!


>As already written I'm impressed of the positional play and particularly the
>endings. Nimzo is still stronger in tactics.


Shredder plays rock-solid and is, like Tiger, very hard to beat, even in the
middlegame.


>Yes this is only one match (40 games) but I only talk about this match for the
>moment. As earlier mentioned S4 won against Hiarcs7.32  22,5-19,5.
>
>Next is Tiger with the new settings.
>
>Bertil


Seems as if there will be a head-to-head fight for the new no.1-rank, Fritz6(a),
Junior6a and Shredder4 already have excellent results.




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