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Subject: Re: The closed positions features is great, but it doesn't work against.

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:
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>>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 :-)
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>>http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=1478
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>>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.
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>>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.
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>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

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>They should find a smarter guy if they want some strong commercial advertisement
>in ass-licking style for Shredder. :)
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>    Christophe
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>> 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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