Author: Odd Gunnar Malin
Date: 17:55:38 04/21/04
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On April 21, 2004 at 14:28:32, Tapio Huuhka wrote: >On April 21, 2004 at 12:07:42, Stefan Meyer-Kahlen wrote: > >>Please also take a look at the price. For me it would be difficult to sell a >>first class GUI together with a first class engine for that price. >> >>You have the choice: >>Get the Shredder8 engine with an excellent GUI for 50 EUR/USD at chessbase.com >>or the Shredder Classic engine with an excellent GUI for 30 EUR/USD at >>shredderchess.com. >> >>Stefan > >You have an excellent point there. I have enough strong engines and would be >more interested in knowing that I get a good sparring partner, which still plays >interesting chess when its strength is modified. It surely doesn't have to be >super strong. I look forward to see, how Shredder Classic fills these >requirements. > >Tapio I have let my son (beginner) play against it at the lowest level and he enjoyed it very much. Infact better than Chessmaster(*). I guess it is an important point that he can play against it with the Dgt board and clock. I have watched some of his games and haven't seen any 'dumb' blunder from Shredder but instead some very nice 'blunders'. To win a piece he have to see some tactics/combination. And also some nice mates that almost could be taken out of CT-Art. For me, I have played some games with about club-level and it set up a real fight without any one moves blunder. It could seems that the levels isn't too balanced in the strength from middlegame to endgame. Eg. If I live into the endgame I can win equal positions quite easy. But I'm working myself up the rating range so it will sure play better in the endgame too. (*) To make a more safe way to connect the DGT board to Chessmaster I'm working on a DGT to Winboard adapter (see another thread). Odd Gunnar
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