Author: stuart taylor
Date: 10:47:13 05/29/03
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On May 29, 2003 at 12:14:07, Manfred Meiler wrote: >On May 29, 2003 at 10:36:33, Stephen Ham wrote: > >>Dear Gentlemen, >> >>I too noted the erratic evaluation behavior in Shredder 7 when I reviewed it for >>ChessCafe.com. That review goes into more detail and can be found here: >> >>http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review365.pdf >> >>I see the same behavior in Shredder 7.04 too. Nonetheless, I'm truly impressed >>with Shredder's ability to play chess at a very high level...in spite of its >>evaluation function, which I find unreliable. In short, Shredder somehow >>generally finds better moves than any other engine I've seen, but it's >>assessment of the position is not to be trusted. This superiority over other >>engines is manifest with longer time controls. >> >>For the record, I find version 7.04 to be significantly stronger than 7.0. >> >>If I recall correctly, SMK used version 7.06 in the latest Dutch computer >>tournament. Gosh, I'd sure love to get a copy of that! Do you think 7.06 will >>subsequently be released as a free upgrade, like 7.04 was? >> >>All the best, >> >>Stephen > > >Hi Stephen, > >yes, SMK used Shredder 7.06 in last CSVN Leiden. >I'm quite sure that 7.06 won't be released as a free upgrade. > >Best regards, >Manfred 1. Is Shredder 7.06 even better than 7.04? 2. Will it soon be available for purchase at all? Thanks S.Taylor
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