Author: Uri Blass
Date: 05:56:18 08/27/00
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On August 27, 2000 at 08:43:33, Enrique Irazoqui wrote: >On August 27, 2000 at 08:19:14, Rajen Gupta wrote: > >>unless shredder5 is rigorously tested either by the SSDF or by enrique irazoqui >>against other top and not so top programmes over a large number of games, one >>cannot confidently proclaim that shredder5 is the strongest so far, let alone >>stronger overall than shredder4. so far fritz6 and junior 6 taken on all comers >>and come out on top.this result has been duplicated by enrique in the cadaques >>tournament.unless there is proof to the contrary i would still consider fritz6 >>nad junior6 to jointly hold the title of the ''stongest single processor PC >>programmes''. a newer version does not necessarily mean stronger(Mchess pro, >>rebel and genius are notable examples of newer versions being weaker than their >>predecessors. >> >>Shredder5, no doubt, is strong, but is it the strongest? >> >>rajen > >Hi Rajen, > >The new Shredder will be stronger than Shredder 4, I am sure of it. The current >beta is between 30 and 60 points stronger than S4, and the final version will be >even stronger. That's about the engine alone. Sandro's book could significantly >contribute to Shredder's performance, particularly in comp-comp, although much >less than years ago, before programs had learners. > >Sandro posted that S5 will be 80 points stronger than F6a, which means about 150 >more than S4. I don't believe it for a second. Programs improve and the new >Shredder will be great, but miracles are something else. We will have to wait and see. 150 elo improvement is not a miracle. It is a very good result but it is not impossible. It is clearly possible in 3 years and I see no proof that it is impossible in 1 year. I am also not sure if 80 points stronger than Fritz6a will be enough to be number 1 in the ssdf list. Uri
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