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Subject: Re: Shredder 5 - first impressions

Author: Peter Berger

Date: 15:27:36 12/19/00

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On December 19, 2000 at 12:19:13, Christophe Theron wrote:

>On December 19, 2000 at 06:52:08, Mogens Larsen wrote:
>
>>On December 18, 2000 at 22:58:06, James T. Walker wrote:
>
>Why? Can you explain your reasonning?
>
>
>
>    Christophe
>

It is "my" thread so I should be no wimp and at least try to jump in :)

Second impressions ? Nah , still first ..

Game 3 and 4 of a new program . Shredder 5 on PII300 , now new opponent Gambit
Tiger 1.0 on PIII500 , Time control Game in 1 hour , 10 secs increment/move .

Some observations :

a.) Tiger's branching factor is _way_ superior at low depth ( sth not true
compaired to Hiarcs btw , answer to something else just read )

b.) Shredder's branching factor is quite significantly better at high depths (
at least so it seems )

c.) Tiger usually finds its good moves fast ( few changes with higher depth )

d.) Shredder _very_ often changed its mind at last ply before playing out ;
several main lines at low depths looked seriously weak ; several clever moves
found just in time .

All this _might_ indicate Gambit Tiger to be a better program at faster time
controls in comparison , yet 4 games of Shredder it is I have seen ( lol ) ..

Shredder has _very_ low NPS on a PII300 , sth like 50-80 NPS , more interesting
looks the time for a certain depth to be completed ; this is Tiger's domain ,
but Shredder is close , should be a very little tree Shredder has to search ,
and in the endgame Shredder is _fast_ .


1st game Shredder is my hero as it looked _so_ lost and nearly escaped ; again (
for the 3rd time in 3 games now ) Shredder sacs pawn for positional reasons to
get counterplay and it is _very_ close indeed ; still Gambit Tiger shows
superior evalutation in endgame and wins coolly .

[Event "60 10 "]
[Site "Some Games"]
[Date "2000.12.19"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Gambit Tiger 1.0(PIII500)"]
[Black "Shredder 5(PII300)"]
[ECO "E32"]
[Result "1-0"]

1. d4 {0s} Nf6 {Buch 0s} 2. c4 {3s (Sf3)} e6 {Buch 0s}
3. Nc3 {3s} Bb4 {Buch 0s} 4. Qc2 {3s (e3)} O-O {Buch 0s}
5. a3 {3s (Sf3)} Bxc3+ {Buch 0s} 6. Qxc3 {4s} b6 {Buch 0s}
7. Bg5 {3s (g3)} h6 {Buch 0s} 8. Bh4 {4s} Ba6 {Buch 0s}
9. e3 {5s} d6 {Buch 0s} 10. Bd3 {4s} Nbd7 {Buch 0s} 11. Ne2
{4s} c5 {Buch 0s} 12. Qb3 {4s} e5 {+0.21/11 6:22m} 13. Qa4
{1:06m (d5)} Bb7 {-0.08/11 2:23m} 14. O-O {6s (d5)} cxd4
{+0.04/11 2:11m} 15. exd4 {2:15m} exd4 {-0.17/11 0s}
16. Nxd4 {1:43m} d5 {-0.17/10 1:08m} 17. Nf5 {3:54m (Lxf6)}
Nc5 {-0.44/10 2:34m} 18. Qd1 {6s} Bc8 {-0.36/11 2:15m}
19. cxd5 {2:48m} Nxd3 {-0.61/12 21s} 20. Qxd3 {4:16m} Bxf5
{-0.64/14 0s} 21. Qxf5 {25s} Qxd5 {-0.40/14 1:24m} 22. Qxd5
{5s} Nxd5 {-0.42/12 4s} 23. Rfd1 {1:12m} Nf4 {-0.33/13 0s}
24. Kf1 {2:25m} Rfc8 {-0.29/13 3s} 25. Rd2 {1:04m (Lg3)}
Kh7 {-0.24/13 1:31m} 26. Bg3 {1:11m} Ne6 {-0.24/13 0s}
27. Rad1 {1:13m} Kg6 {-0.19/12 1:04m} 28. Rd7 {1:00m (h4)}
Rc2 {-0.02/12 1:12m} 29. Be5 {35s (T1d2)} f6 {0.00/12
1:50m} 30. Bc3 {1:36m} Nc5 {-0.10/13 27s} 31. Re7 {1:17m}
a6 {-0.09/12 1:36m} 32. Rd4 {8s} b5 {-0.10/11 1:42m}
33. Rg4+ {1:02m} Kf5 {-0.35/13 0s} 34. Rgxg7 {55s} Ne4
{-0.47/12 47s} 35. Bd4 {6s} Rd8 {-0.70/12 3:06m} 36. Rd7
{4s} Rxd7 {-0.77/12 1:38m} 37. Rxd7 {15s} Nd2+ {-0.73/12
1:27m} 38. Ke1 {1:47m} Nc4 {-1.00/13 4s} 39. Kd1 {1:26m
(b3)} Rd2+ {-0.73/11 14s} 40. Kc1 {1:06m} Re2 {-1.14/12
1:08m} 41. Rc7 {40s (Tf7)} h5 {-1.14/11 2:07m} 42. Rc6 {58s
(g3)} Ke4 {-1.10/13 1:23m} 43. Re6+ {2:24m} Kd3 {-1.05/16
0s} 44. Rxe2 {3:32m} Kxe2 {-1.02/17 0s} 45. Kc2 {52s} Ne5
{-1.04/13 22s} 46. h3 {59s} Nd3 {-1.25/15 1:13m} 47. Bxf6
{4s} Ne1+ {-1.40/16 1:42m} 48. Kc3 {49s} Nxg2 {-1.46/17
36s} 49. Kb4 {12s (Le5)} Kxf2 {-0.60/17 3:23m} 50. Ka5 {4s
(Le5)} Kg3 {-0.25/18 2:34m} 51. Kxa6 {4s} Kxh3 {-0.45/16
1:05m} 52. Kxb5 {4s (Le5)} Kg4 {-4.91/15 2:43m} 53. a4
{54s} Nf4 {-7.52/16 1:45m} 54. a5 {54s} Nd5 {-9.81/15
1:14m} 55. Be5 {53s (Ld8)} Ne7 {-10.17/17 2:01m} 56. a6
{1:48m} 1-0

Second game is way over my head ; it is one for the Turing test I think ; I am
just as puzzled like when watching the GMs fight it out ; thrilling quiet game .
One serious obvious mistake 27. ...Bd3 ?, but for the rest it's more like watch
and enjoy :

[Event "60 10"]
[Site "Some Games"]
[Date "2000.12.19"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Shredder 5 (PII300)"]
[Black "Gambit Tiger 1.0 (PIII500)"]
[ECO "E48"]
[Result "1-0"]

1. d4 {Buch 0s} Nf6 {6s (d5)} 2. c4 {Buch 0s} e6 {2s}
3. Nc3 {Buch 0s} Bb4 {3s} 4. e3 {Buch 0s} O-O {4s} 5. Bd3
{Buch 0s} d5 {4s} 6. cxd5 {Buch 0s} exd5 {4s} 7. Nge2 {Buch
0s} Re8 {4s} 8. a3 {Buch 0s} Bf8 {5s (Ld6)} 9. O-O
{+0.35/11 1:45m} a5 {6s (Ld6)} 10. Bc2 {Buch 0s} c6 {1:19m}
11. f3 {Buch 0s} Bd6 {1:38m (c5)} 12. e4 {+0.40/11 2:32m}
dxe4 {1:14m} 13. fxe4 {+0.59/11 0s} c5 {55s} 14. e5
{+0.43/11 1:45m} cxd4 {1:08m} 15. exf6 {+0.53/11 42s} dxc3
{28s} 16. Nxc3 {+0.35/11 1:46m} Bc5+ {5s} 17. Kh1 {+0.28/10
8s} Qxd1 {2:15m} 18. Rxd1 {+0.17/13 24s} Bg4 {6:30m}
19. Rf1 {+0.29/14 0s} g6 {56s} 20. Nd5 {+0.06/11 1:30m} Na6
{2:59m} 21. Bh6 {+0.13/12 19s} Re5 {1:00m (Lf8)} 22. Bb3
{+0.21/12 2:52m} Rae8 {2:19m} 23. Bf4 {+0.15/12 14s} Re4
{33s} 24. Nc3 {+0.08/11 1:38m} Rd4 {1:20m} 25. Bd5
{+0.03/11 54s} b6 {1:09m} 26. h3 {+0.01/10 30s} Bf5 {37s}
27. Rad1 {+0.31/12 2:37m} Bd3 {27s (h5)} 28. Rxd3 {+0.69/13
1:49m} Rxd3 {4s} 29. Bc4 {+0.82/14 1:40m} Rxc3 {3:27m}
30. bxc3 {+1.11/16 0s} Nb8 {1:22m} 31. Bb5 {+1.19/14 8s}
Rc8 {1:19m} 32. a4 {+1.34/15 0s} Nc6 {56s} 33. Re1
{+1.35/14 1:07m} h5 {1:01m} 34. g3 {+1.52/14 37s} Ba3
{1:54m} 35. Ba6 {+1.50/14 0s} Rf8 {51s} 36. Bc7 {+1.60/13
57s} Bc5 {2:46m} 37. Kg2 {+1.41/14 1:07m} Ra8 {47s} 38. Bb5
{+1.74/15 23s} Rc8 {26s} 39. Bf4 {+1.73/14 39s} Kf8 {1:10m}
40. Kf3 {+1.87/14 27s} Kg8 {52s} 41. Re2 {+1.77/14 2:47m}
Ba3 {5s} 42. Ba6 {+1.64/13 1:42m} Rf8 {1:01m (Td8)} 43. Bb7
{+2.08/13 1:20m} Nb8 {19s (Sd8)} 44. Rd2 {+2.21/14 1:26m}
Re8 {43s} 45. g4 {+2.21/14 16s} hxg4+ {38s} 46. hxg4
{+2.20/14 0s} Bc5 {40s (Kf8)} 47. Rd3 {+2.27/16 1:26m} Bg1
{52s (Kf8)} 48. c4 {+2.27/15 1:04m} Bc5 {1:31m} 49. g5
{+2.27/17 0s} Kh7 {51s} 50. Rd5 {+2.26/16 1:24m} Kg8 {6s}
51. Rd1 {+2.25/15 1:22m} Kh7 {55s} 52. Bg3 {+2.26/15 57s}
Re3+ {41s} 53. Kg2 {+2.35/15 27s} Re8 {39s} 54. Kf1
{+2.35/14 12s} Rf8 {17s (Kg8)} 55. Bf2 {+2.66/14 1:05m}
Bxf2 {4s} 56. Kxf2 {+3.05/15 20s} Re8 {32s} 57. Rd6
{+2.93/15 42s} Re5 {5s} 58. Rd8 {+2.86/16 1:39m} Rxg5 {4s}
59. Rxb8 {+2.98/15 58s} Rf5+ {4s} 60. Kg3 {+2.98/15 55s}
Rxf6 {1:18m} 61. Rc8 {+3.09/14 9s} Rd6 {38s} 62. Rc7
{+2.96/14 32s} Rd3+ {37s (Kg7)} 63. Kf4 {+3.84/14 1:26m}
Kh6 {2:05m} 64. Bd5 {+3.85/15 0s} Ra3 {1:03m (Td2)}
65. Rxf7 {+4.19/13 42s} Rxa4 {1:20m} 66. Rb7 {+4.21/14 0s}
Ra1 {1:38m} 67. Rxb6 {+4.61/13 0s} Rc1 {1:17m (a4)} 68. Ra6
{+5.26/12 52s} a4 {1:34m (Kh5)} 69. Rxa4 {+5.94/12 55s} Kh5
{52s (g5+)} 70. Ra2 {+6.33/11 41s} Kh6 {1:43m (g5+)}
71. Ke5 {+6.98/13 59s} Kg7 {5s (g5)} 72. Kd6 {+7.86/12 24s}
g5 {5s} 73. c5 {+8.23/12 29s} g4 {4s (Kh6)} 74. c6
{+10.07/12 46s} g3 {4s (Kf6)} 75. Rg2 {+17.27/13 1:44m} Kg6
{5s (Kh6)} 76. Rxg3+ {+M15/11 1:17m} Kf5 {1:19m} 77. c7
{+M13/13 0s} Rxc7 {24s (Kf4)} 78. Kxc7 {Buch 16s} Kf4 {21s}
79. Ra3 {Buch 3s} Ke5 {24s} 80. Rd3 {Buch 3s} Kf5 {21s}
81. Kd6 {Buch 4s} Kf4 {6s} 82. Rf3+ {Buch 1s} Kg4 {7s}
83. Be4 {Buch 2s} Kh5 {4s} 84. Ke6 {Buch 2s} Kg4 {8s}
85. Kf6 {Buch 1s} Kh4 {5s} 86. Bf5 {Buch 1s} Kh5 {3s}
87. Rh3# {Buch 1s} 1-0




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