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Subject: Re: Another dumb question!

Author: Helmut Conrady

Date: 09:52:35 04/19/04

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On April 19, 2004 at 12:44:08, stuart taylor wrote:

>Atleast that is the way some people introduce a question they're a bit afraid
>of.
>
>Question is, Is there any engine out now, which clearly outsmarts Shredder 7.04?
>
>Even if it does not get a big plus over it, does it atleast fight back from
>inferior positions and equalize with perhaps a plus, in pieces or position e.g.
>a pawn up (I understand that not every plus in material or position is enough to
>win, but it still might show some superiority, if that is the common thing)?
>
>If there is nothing clearly stronger, then that might show that we have not yet
>advanced since then.
>
>I'm not asking for absolute proof, such as the plus and minus from ssdf to be
>completely sweeped up, and still be fully above. Very rarely does it require
>that in order to have a fairly accurate estimation of relative strength imho.
>
>S.Taylor

We have less information about Hydra. But comparing only software programs
Shredder 7.04 might be indeed the strongest engine around from blitz to
tournament time control. - With the exception of Shredder 8.

Helmut



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