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Subject: Re: Shredder5 vs. Eran - Game Draw! How Come??

Author: James T. Walker

Date: 15:51:01 03/18/01

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On March 18, 2001 at 16:51:52, Pete Galati wrote:

>On March 18, 2001 at 16:38:15, Eran wrote:
>
>>I played one hour game against Shredder5. Shredder5 played on my computer
>>Pentium III 1000 MHz and 124 MB hashtable and I believed its strength was above
>>2600 Elo rating. My elo rating was 1707. So, the game was a draw, how come?? Was
>>something wrong with Shredder5? Please see my PGN game below.
>>
>>[Event ", Work"]
>>[Site "?"]
>>[Date "2001.??.??"]
>>[Round "?"]
>>[White "Shredder 5"]
>>[Black "Eran"]
>>[Result "1/2-1/2"]
>>[PlyCount "25"]
>>[EventDate "2001.??.??"]
>>
>>1. d4 {book 0s} 1... Nf6 {6s (d5)} 2. c4 {book 0s} 2... e6 {2s} 3. Nc3 {book 0s
>>} 3... d5 {3s (Bb4)} 4. g3 {book 0s} 4... Be7 {33s (dxc4)} 5. Bg2 {book 0s}
>>5... c6 {21s (O-O)} 6. Nf3 {+0.01/13 1:24m} 6... O-O {2:30m (dxc4)} 7. O-O {
>>book 0s} 7... Nbd7 {38s} 8. cxd5 {book 0s} 8... exd5 {10s} 9. Bf4 {book 1s}
>>9... Nh5 {1:22m (Re8)} 10. Bc1 {-0.33/13 1:50m} 10... Nhf6 {14s (Re8)} 11. Bf4
>>{book 1s} 11... Nh5 {6s (Re8)} 12. Bc1 {0.00/15 1:17m} 12... Nhf6 {5s} 13. Bf4
>>{book 1s} 1/2-1/2
>>
>>Eran
>
>There was no reason for it to do a rep draw.  Does Shredder play at different
>levels of strength?  My guess is that it's set at very low levels.
>
>Pete


I see this as a BUG.  The Bf4 move is book.  The Bc1 is not.  So it is
transposing back into book when black plays Nf6 and immediately answers with the
"book" move of Bf4.
Jim



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