Author: Jorge Pichard
Date: 04:22:24 02/16/04
The closed positions features is great for Shredder, but is NOT scoring high against a great program like Fritz. I would like to point out that NOT even 25% of the CCC members use chess programs to play against them, unless we can still find a 486 @66 MHz; simply we don't have a chance, unless we are rated over 2400 and prefer to match program vs program :-) http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=1478 I want to call your attention to two areas of this Engine Parameters display. First, note the pulldown menu near the bottom. This gives you five different "preset" styles of play for the engine to use. The default is "Intelligent", but you can try any or all of these settings to see how they affect Shredder's play. The toggle that really struck me is near the top of the display: "Prefer open positions". Isn't that a given? It's been a truism for years in the computer chess world that computer programs always tend to prefer open positions. So why would there be a toggle for this in the Engine Parameters display -- and why would the default setting be the "off" position? That, friends, is the single best illustration I can give you as to how different Shredder is from other chess engines. Most chess programs avoid closed positions like the plague. Shredder loves them. It's no wonder that many computer chess afficionados start to visibly salivate when they hear of a new Shredder release.
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