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Subject: Re: Shredder 5

Author: Stefan Meyer-Kahlen

Date: 00:31:48 11/18/00

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On November 17, 2000 at 18:29:36, Torstein Hall wrote:

>On November 17, 2000 at 11:22:16, Stefan Meyer-Kahlen wrote:
>
>>On November 17, 2000 at 11:15:34, pavel wrote:
>>
>>>On November 17, 2000 at 10:17:07, Stefan Meyer-Kahlen wrote:
>>>
>>>>On November 17, 2000 at 09:09:42, pavel wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>On November 17, 2000 at 03:32:20, Stefan Meyer-Kahlen wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>On November 17, 2000 at 03:18:47, Martin Grabriel wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>On November 17, 2000 at 03:06:43, Stefan Meyer-Kahlen wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> You’ll also get seven >versions of Shredder, including “Gambit Shredder” and “Shredder Bean Counter”,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Is shredder 4 included in the 7?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Shredder 4 is included in the package with its own GUI.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>The 7 new Shredder engines are:
>>>>>>Shredder 5
>>>>>>Gambit Shredder
>>>>>>Shredder Bean Counter
>>>>>>Kamikaze Shredder
>>>>>>Shredder Brute Force
>>>>>>Solid Shredder
>>>>>>Really Shredder?
>>>>>
>>>>>is it possible for you to define them seperately?
>>>>>as to what differances makes them seperate engines?
>>>>
>>>>They differ in their search and their evaluation, but I am not sure weather I
>>>>have understood your question right.
>>>
>>>for instance "Gambit Shredder" is supposed to make more king side attacks, and
>>>have less king safety eval. So overall it will play risky (entertaining) games.
>>
>>Yes, this is also true for Gambit Shredder.
>
>I always imagined a Gambit Schredder or Tiger or... should have a larger king
>saftey eval for both sides, so it would value the attacks higher. But I'm
>probably wrong again....

No, you are right. I didn't read Thorstens post carefully enough.

Stefan

>
>Torstein
>
>
>>>what about the others?
>>
>>Kamikaze is similiar, but often takes too much risks. Solid Shredder is very
>>passive and tries to keep his position in order. Bean Counter will count his
>>pieces and will probably grab any offered pawn, Shredder Brute Force has a safe
>>search which means that he hardly misses a thing within his horizon. Really
>>Shredder? is not really Shredder as he is much weaker. This should be your
>>choice if yourself is playing against Shredder.
>>
>>Stefan
>>
>>
>>>thanks
>>>Pavs
>>>
>>>>
>>>>Stefan
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>thanks :)
>>>>>
>>>>>pavs



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