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Subject: Re: I disagree

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He is a "little outdated" on this matter.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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