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Subject: Re: What's the Secret to Shredder 7.04 Success?

Author: Jim Bond

Date: 10:44:27 05/03/03

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On May 03, 2003 at 10:32:08, George Wilson wrote:

>Hi
>
>  After playing Shredder 7.04 against Several Strong programs on two separate
>computers I am very "Impressed" . I wonder though what distinguishes this
>program from the other top programs, what gives it the edge in playing strength?
> I think it is shredders fantastic endgame prowness. All six of the games it won
>against century 4 was in the endgame, however rebel seemed to play even with it
>tactically in all the middlegames

This could be partly due Shredder's ability to probe ending game table base.  I
tend to find that, in its analysis window, the tb numbers are much bigger than
other engines.  I just ran RR tournament with 6 top engines (300 games) and the
winner is Shredder!  (Blitz 5 mins, Athlon XP 1600, tb, 128 Meg RAM).

I found that a 5 min game on a cheap Athlon XP 1600 is like a 15 min game on my
older PIII 500 (Fritz marks shows a little more than 3 times faster).  Given the
short time of 5 mins, the game play is still quite good.  I wonder if anyone had
found the same.

                      1                    2                    3
    4                    5                    6
1   Shredder 7.04     ******************** 10010100101110½0001½
½0011½00½011½11½010½ 110½11½111011011½0½0 1100111100100110001½
00111½000½½11½110½10  53.0/100
2   CM SKR            01101011010001½1110½ ********************
½011101110101½000100 ½½010000½1½½101½1101 110100½½110101½00110
01011111½010½101½000  52.0/100
3   Chess Tiger 15.0  ½1100½11½100½00½101½ ½100010001010½111011
******************** 110011010½½10100½110 010½1½111½100½1½1½01
½½0½1001½1½00½01½010  51.0/100  2538.75
4   CM Grailmaster7   001½00½000100100½1½1 ½½101111½0½½010½0010
001100101½½01011½001 ******************** ½10011½½½1½½01½10010
0½111111101½10101101  51.0/100  2514.75
5   CM Grailmaster2   0011000011011001110½ 001011½½001010½11001
101½0½000½011½0½0½10 ½01100½½½0½½10½01101 ********************
1½10000010111110010½  46.5/100  2355.00
6   Fritz 8           11000½111½½00½001½01 10100000½101½010½111
½½1½0110½0½11½10½101 1½000000010½01010010 0½01111101000001101½
********************  46.5/100  2355.00

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