Author: Paul Doire
Date: 19:40:50 02/05/04
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On February 05, 2004 at 22:37:00, Paul Doire wrote:
>On February 05, 2004 at 20:55:59, robert flesher wrote:
>
>>Hi everyone, The time has come for me to buy another Chess Program(Addicted!)
>>and ive decided it will be Deep Fritz 8.0 or Shredder8. I already own
>>Shredder7.04 so i am tending to sway to Fritz8.0. Anyone test Shredder8.0 Versus
>>7.04.(Wondering if there has been a large strength increase like shredder
>>version6..to version7) I don't currently have any versions of Fritz...but i do
>>have just about every other commercial program ever realeased in the last 5
>>years. Thanks for any info... Credit Card at the ready :)
>
>Here are some of my results with the brothers??!!
>
>Shredder 704 vs 8 5move.ctg :5' 0
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> 123456789012345678901234567890
>1 Shredder 8 1011½1½½0½½½½½½0½½½01111½½½½½½ 17.0/30
>2 Shredder 7.04 0100½0½½1½½½½½½1½½½10000½½½½½½ 13.0/30
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>This was a blitz match, 5 minute matches with 5 move.ctg as
>book.
>I have played 100's of these against various engines...and
>Shredder 8 won them all. The closest match was with Chess tiger 15
>2 matches 60 games dead even. Additionally, it seems that all top engines
>are so close it is getting increasingly difficult to say one is clearly better.
>My hardware is also old ...either a 450 P3 or 542 celeron....to use
>one of Mike Byrnes quotes...forgive me...Your mileage may vary.
>It is a very powerful engine...Shredder 8...please see Kurt Uzinger's
>site for a large tournament where Shredder 8 is winning.I also believe
>Chessfun is currently testing Shredder 8 and is pleased with its results.
>So, If you are like me buy it!! We cannot get enough of this stuff!!!
>
>Regards,
>Paul
Additionally, here is Deep Fritz 8 vs Shredder 8...close at least on my comp.
S8 vs DF8 5movectg, Blitz:5' 0
123456789012345678901234567890
1 Shredder 8 2790 ½0½10110½00½½½1½01½½½011½01011 15.5/30
2 Deep Fritz 8 2773 ½1½01001½11½½½0½10½½½100½10100 14.5/30
I have run this match a couple times...and each time this close.
Happy Chess computing<
Paul
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