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Subject: Re: shredder7- result

Author: Steve Maughan

Date: 01:01:38 12/09/02

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GCP,

>>1).Is Shredder known to be weaker in tactics?
>
>Compared to other professional engines, Shredder 6 was
>a slow tactician.

In Shredder's defence I think this is a bit of a myth.  The early versions of
Shredder (v 1 - 3) were considerably slower than other tactical monsters (e.g.
ChessMaster and Fritz) at test suites.  As a result Shredder has always been
regarded as a positional player and not a tactician.  The latest versions seem
to be extremely good at tactics - maybe not the absolute best but I personally
don't think tactics can be regarded as Shredder's weakness.  Thorston made the
"Shredder is not good at tactics" statement a while back and I challenged him to
find a competitive game where Shredder lost due to a tactical oversight - he
said he would look but hasn't got back to me!

IMHO Shredder 6 is one of the most rounded engines available!

Regards,

Steve Maughan

• Re: shredder7- result Gian-Carlo Pascutto 07:18:43 12/09/02
  • Re: shredder7- result Steve Maughan 09:06:28 12/09/02
    • Re: shredder7- result Gian-Carlo Pascutto 10:51:45 12/09/02
      • Re: shredder7- result Steve Maughan 00:54:54 12/10/02
• Re: shredder7- result Gian-Carlo Pascutto 07:10:29 12/09/02
  • Re: shredder7- result stuart taylor 14:38:57 12/14/02
    • Re: shredder7- result Gian-Carlo Pascutto 07:16:08 12/15/02
      • Re: shredder7- result stuart taylor 18:11:15 12/15/02
  • Re: shredder7- result Steve Maughan 07:19:51 12/09/02

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