Author: Shanti
Date: 22:29:16 09/04/00
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Hi Maybe there is no consensus since at least Uri thinks otherwise but I think the vast majority (including Millennum GmbH) think so. From http://www.computerchess.com/news_e.html#18 : "As consequence the new opening book by the Italian specialist Sandro Necchi became the subject of controversial discussions. It's fair to state that he had only a few months time to prepare the new tournament book. So certain holes being uncovered by so-called "killer variations” could hardly be avoided. Until the release of the new program version MILLENNIUM SHREDDER 5 (being scheduled before Christmas) there is time enough to optimise its opening library and to underline the top position of Stefan Meyer-Kahlen's program which has won not less than three out of the last four world champion titles." Shredder got inferior position not only in the eyes of a GM but in the eyes of Shredder itself. You can Shredder's evaluation after the opening and see. Shanti On September 04, 2000 at 03:03:31, Uri Blass wrote: >On September 03, 2000 at 21:55:01, stuart taylor wrote: > >>Is this the clear consensus, that Shredder got bad positions because of less >>good opening book, but if not for that, it would have been champ even more >>convincingly? (atleast in quality of wins, if not quantity). >>S.Taylor > >No >There was no consensus about it. > >The writer of shredder's opening book claimed that shredder had the best opening >book. > >For example I remember that he claimed that the line >1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.f3 gives 94% result for shredder. > >This line is not so good for other programs. > >I do not say that shredder had the best book but >deciding only based on the positions out of book is wrong. > >It is possible that shredder did not ger good positions out of book but got >positions that it knows how to play. > >It is better to get an equal position out of book and win than to get a better >position out of book and lose or draw. > >Uri
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