Author: Tony Werten
Date: 07:42:18 02/17/04
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On February 16, 2004 at 18:41:03, Christophe Theron wrote: >On February 16, 2004 at 07:22:24, Jorge Pichard wrote: > >>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. > > > >This guy has no idea what he is talking about. Really ? I was just thinking about adding a button "Always beat Kasparov" wich defaults to off, wich should prove my engine is stronger than Kasparov. Tony > >They should find a smarter guy if they want some strong commercial advertisement >in ass-licking style for Shredder. :) > > > > Christophe > > > > >> 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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