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Subject: Re: More Shredder 4.2x games

Author: Enrique Irazoqui

Date: 12:28:59 08/26/00

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On August 26, 2000 at 14:52:22, Sandro Necchi wrote:

>On August 26, 2000 at 08:53:45, Enrique Irazoqui wrote:
>
>>Shredder won the WMCCC, and even if there is an important luck factor in any 9
>>rounds event, the fact that it won for the second consecutive time, together
>>with the quality of its games, makes quite clear that sheer luck was not the
>>reason for Shredder's success. In my opinion, Shredder is the strongest in the
>>endgame and, together with Junior, has probably the best evaluation functions of
>>all programs. On the other hand, it lacks the search speed of Fritz, Tiger,
>>Nimzo and The King. Overall, I think that Shredder is clearly one of the very
>>best chess engines.
>
>Yes, you are correct.
>>
>>In London, Fritz and Shredder have been the only undefeated programs, and the
>>only ones, together with Nimzo, that played the strongest possible opponents.
>>Shredder and Fritz have also been the only programs that from the first until
>>the last day of the tournament were on top. Claiming any sort of superiority of
>>one over the other based on half a point difference is, in my opinion, unfair to
>>Fritz and the greatest nonsense I read here in CCC.
>>
>>My guess about the final outcome was Fritz, Junior and Shredder, although I
>>wasn't sure at all about the order.
>>
>>Shortly before London, I played these games with Shredder 4.22 on 2 P600E
>>machines with 256MB RAM and the same WMCCC time controls. S4.22 beat neatly the
>>other 2 betas I made it play against, by 6-0 in one of the matches. The overall
>>results were great, and the final Shredder 5 will be even better, I'm sure of
>>it. Enjoy.
>
>Yes, but you did not have our new opening book which we use at the tournament.
>Unfortunately 9 games are not enough to show all the potential, but the new
>commercial version will.
>I am the opening book maker. I know you know me.

Hi Sandro,

Of course I know you! I didn't know you had anything to do with Shredder. This
is a guarantee that Shredder will have a great opening book, and certainly
better than the one I used. By the way, do you live in Toscana? Stefan spent his
vacation time in there, so I guess that maybe...

Any news from Marty? Did he give up on Mchess?

Enrique

>Sandro Necchi
>>
>>Enrique



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