Author: Enrique Irazoqui
Date: 06:09:45 08/27/00
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On August 27, 2000 at 08:56:18, Uri Blass wrote: >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. In one year it is not real, it is not even close to reality. A more knowledgeable voice than mine would confirm. Now, that aplies to the engine. The contribution of a special opening book is something else. But if a book can add up so much to engine's performance it would be the right time to quit comp-comp, at least for me. Enrique >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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