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Subject: Re: Shredder 7.04 Test [450 games] 40'/40

Author: Kurt Utzinger

Date: 14:02:42 04/13/03

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On April 13, 2003 at 16:34:19, stuart taylor wrote:

>On April 13, 2003 at 13:31:11, Kurt Utzinger wrote:
>
>>On April 13, 2003 at 12:52:19, stuart taylor wrote:
>>
>>>This doesn't show Shredder 7.04 to clearly be superior to Fritz 8008.
>>>The 52/48 edge might just be due to technicalities which Shredder might be a
>>>little more careful about.
>>>The other results (against the other Fritzes mean nothing, as Fritz 8008 would
>>>also beat them.
>>>Fritz 8008 may well be stronger than Shr.7.04 according to what we see so far
>>>(even if Shredder beats all).
>>>S.Taylor
>>
>>
>>    What do you mean with "Fritz 8008 may well be stronger than Shredder 7.04
>>    according to what we see so far"? Who is "we"??. I am a bit puzzled. We
>>    shall be able to say more if the matches vs Hiarcs8, ChessTiger15, Junior7
>>    and so on have been finished.
>>    Kurt
>
>I mean that Fritz 8008 ALSO must be matched against those players, and not only
>Shredder 7.04 being matched against them.
>Even if shredder 7.04 gets 60% superiority over other top programs, and 55% over
>Fritz 8008, it still might be that Fritz gets 68% over the others, even if it
>only got 45% over the Shredder, in which case the Fritz is the stronger program
>(according to that).
>S.Taylor

    In this sense you are of course right. We are still waiting for someone
    who is doing the same job with Fritz8. We (Rolf Bühler and myself) have
    however less hope ... some matches at Blitz 5 min is a much easier job.
    Kurt



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