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Subject: Re: Shredder, ChessBits and Marcus Kaestner

Author: Stefan Meyer-Kahlen

Date: 07:16:54 10/02/00

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On October 02, 2000 at 09:40:35, Helmut Conrady wrote:

>On October 02, 2000 at 09:11:44, Stefan Meyer-Kahlen wrote:
>
>>
>>[snip]
>>
>>>Marcus is on the road for his job so he can't answer the coming days.
>>>
>>>Some comments...
>>>
>>>Marcus told me he has given a beta-copy to another member of your beta
>>>team because the person in question (a well respected person totally
>>>beyond any doubt) lost this beta-copy while you were on holidays. I
>>>don't see any fishy going on provided the story is true.
>>
>>
>>The story sounds nice, but this is not true. The person who got his copy was not
>>a beta tester at this time and didn't get beta versions from me for quite a
>>while. The statememt that I was on holiday at this time is also not true.
>>
>>
>>>Secondly (according Marcus) there was no kind of non-disclosure
>>>agreement between the two of you. Maybe you should be more clear
>>>next time what is allowed and what is not?
>>
>>
>>I think it is obvious that you can only test versions that you have on your
>>computer.
>>
>>
>>>Harming Shredder? You must be kidding. Marcus is a man of the first
>>>hour loving ALL the chess programs like most of us here and as I
>>>know him he is without any prejudices against any program. If you
>>>read his magazine well you will see how enthusiastic he is about
>>>your program.
>>
>>
>>How about his statements that he has tested the London version of Shredder
>
>Where did Marcus say he tested the London version?
>
>Helmut

Here in CCC:

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Subject: Re: Questions to be answered in the WMCCC.
From: Marcus Kaestner
E-mail: pk@paf.baynet.de
Message Number: 127198
Date: August 29, 2000 at 03:45:49
  In Reply to: Re: Questions to be answered in the WMCCC.
  Message ID: 127197
  Posted by: Uri Blass
  At: blass_n@netvision.net.il
  On: August 29, 2000 at 03:33:25

>Did you test the version that played in WCCC to find that it comes into trouble
>against Rebel and tiger in equal endgame positions?

of course.

>
>Did you test it at long time control eqvivalent to the time control on WCCC?

of course

marcus





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