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Subject: Re: Questions to be answered in the WMCCC.

Author: Bertil Eklund

Date: 11:24:56 08/27/00

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On August 27, 2000 at 09:49:28, Detlef Pordzik wrote:

>On August 27, 2000 at 02:15:27, Sandro Necchi wrote:
>
>>Yes, I am and the book is 2 years later than M-Chess one. This means that there
>>are 2 more years work improvements behind it!
>>
>>Of course I had to change a lot to make it suitable to the new program, but
>>overall results seems to indicate that when the new Shredder 5.0 will be
>>available with my book it should be rated about 80 points higher than Fritz 6a.
>>
>>Maybe more, but it is very difficult to know the correct Elo in advance. But
>>this gives you the figure of the improvements we have made. This is why we
>>believed we have very good chances to win the championship. Of course one needs
>>luck also, not only a good program!
>>
>>Sandro
>
>I am not so sure if I interpret all this correct, maybe it's just a wrong
>intention or assumption of mine.
>I sure do credit and respect your work and professionalism from your time
>together with Marty way back when.
>But I don't think this gives you the right to critisize and disrespect, what you
>can't measure nor have any insights.
>Until Sh3 the book was made by SMK himself - for the Sh 4 I was engaged by
>Millenium to create an entirely new book for the prog, right from the scratch.
>
>May I draw your attention towards the fact, that this 132 Megs book had it's
>reasonable share for the disguised rating on SSDF, scored extremely well vs the
>at that time state-of-the art competitors ?
>Nobody is perfect, for sure, and I would have needed 2 more years at least to
>tighten it up, but we couldn't agree on a continue.
>Yet, all preferences had to be done + set by hand/manually  -as you should know,
>and these preferences are MY understanding of the way, this product should play.
>Which turned out to be not that failiure, as evidence gave proof.
>
>So, I wish you all the very best for the future of your cooking, and I mean it.
>But I think you really should stick it to measure, balance, critisize and
>whatsoever more of the job of your comrades in this very particular, small
>secenery of book cookers.
>
>Pleasant sunday, Sandro
>
>ELVIS

Hi!

Yes "your book" in Shredder4 plays in the same "league" as mr Noomens and mr
Kures books. I especially likes its good variation. But what do you mean with
"it  had it's reasonable share for the disguised rating"?

Bertil



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