Author: Sandro Necchi
Date: 04:00:16 12/30/03
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On December 30, 2003 at 05:01:06, Chessfun wrote: >On December 30, 2003 at 02:00:20, Sandro Necchi wrote: > >>On December 29, 2003 at 14:26:19, Daniel Clausen wrote: >> >>>On December 29, 2003 at 13:23:33, Sandro Necchi wrote: >>> >>>>On December 29, 2003 at 12:46:47, Luis Smith wrote: >>>> >>>>>>I do agree too. >>>>>> >>>>>>Crafty has no realistic chances to win a WCCC. >>>>>> >>>>>>Sandro >>>>> >>>>>IMO only Bob can know this for sure. I think people either over estimate the >>>>>commercials, or underestimate Crafty. After all at the WCCC's only 11 games >>>>>were played, who knows what could have happened in that time, especially with >>>>>the kind of hardware that Dr. Hyatt could get. >>>> >>>>No, Bob does not know this. >>>>He is a "little outdated" on this matter. >>>> >>>>At the 2003 WCCC there were 3 favorites (Shredder, Fritz and Junior), 2 possible >>>>outsiders (Brutus and Diep). >>>> >>>>Based on my experience I gave these chances, before the tournament started: >>>> >>>>Shredder 35% (because of the slower hardware) >>>>Fritz 30% >>>>Junior 25% >>>>Brutus 7% >>>>Diep 3% >>>>rest 0% >>> >>>Sure, if only you posted that _before_ the tournament. :) [and Shredder has the >>>most % _because_ of the slower hardware?) >> >>No, I did not posted this before the tournament, but I told this to a friend of >>mine who asked me. >> >>To write things here is not fun as too many people will start criticize >>immediately. I do not want to win discussion battles. I want to win on the >>board. >> >>People that know me since many years, as I have been writing computer chess >>articles on Italian magazines for more than 10 years, ask me and think I am >>reliable. > >Hi Sandro, > >Your predictions in the past about Shredder 7 were reliable enough. Do you have >any opinions on the new Shredder 8?. Will this be the same version that won the >World Championship?. > >Sarah. Hi Sarah, yes, it will be the same even if the book setting will be different, as per all the top chess programs. It should be about 50 points stronger than 7.04 I wish you a marvellous 2004! Ciao Sandro
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