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Subject: Re: Shredder

Author: Stefan Meyer-Kahlen

Date: 03:29:49 08/29/00

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On August 28, 2000 at 19:44:01, Jonathan Lee wrote:

>On August 28, 2000 at 12:11:03, Stefan Meyer-Kahlen wrote:
>
>>
>>I am back in Germany and would like to thank everybody who supported me and
>>helped me winning this title. Also thanks to my fellow programmers for the nice
>>and fair competition in London. I have received many nice words recently, also
>>thanks for this.
>>
>>I guess I have to leave the academy awards mode now :-)
>>
>>I am quite satisfied with the games Shredder played in London. I had some nice
>>wins and Shredder played very strong in the endgame allowing to draw some bad
>>positions. I was probably lucky in a few games but without luck you can’t win
>>such a strong competition.
>>
>>If somebody has more questions about Shredder in London I will try to answer
>>them here.
>>
>>Stefan
>1. I don't own Shredder 4 but has your software easily overtaken Richard Lang's
>tactical Genius programs?

Yes, I guess so. But please believe me that it was not easy!

>2a. How many bytes is the main program?

About 800 KB.

>2b. If I save a position, will it be 159 bytes?
>I am interested in brevity.

I save games in EPD-Fromat

>3.  Should your program be 2600 SSDF rated like Fritz 6 and Junior 6 at 450 MHZ
>on the computer chess rating list on www.icdchess.com?

I don't know.

>My opinion about chess computers is that the hardware (not the software) is
>lagging upon beating Kasparov or the next twenty first century champion.

20 years is a very long time. I guess you are wrong.

Stefan

>Jonathan



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