Author: Jorge Pichard
Date: 05:56:50 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. > >Enrique The beta version of Fritz is probably 50 points stronger than the latest version F6a, therefore, if Shredder London version is equal to the beta version of Fritz, it could increase another 30 points by the time it is released. Pichard.
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