Author: Uri Blass
Date: 06:03:18 04/29/04
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On April 29, 2004 at 08:35:16, Vincent Diepeveen wrote: >On April 29, 2004 at 00:05:38, John Merlino wrote: > >>On April 28, 2004 at 23:55:45, ERIQ wrote: >> >>>On April 28, 2004 at 21:49:15, John Merlino wrote: >>> >>>>On April 28, 2004 at 19:25:34, ERIQ wrote: >>>> >>>>>On April 28, 2004 at 14:30:13, Chris Taylor wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>The latest and greatest did really well, in the last computer contest. So, will a Windows version (XP or lesser) be made ready for buying? >>>>> >>>>>amazing! there is one buyer :) >>>>> >>>>>>I have my credit card ready? I can even send a postal order, or cheque! >>>>> >>>>>wow!! >>>>> >>>>>>It will make a nice addition to an already growing pile of Chess Stuff! >>>>> >>>>>not sure why?! but to each his own. >>>>> >>>>>IMO. diep couldn't beat it's way out of a paper bag in the middle of a rain >>>>>storm, what would be the purpose in buying it? >>>>> >>>>>save you money and get crafty, you'll feel better afterwards :) >>>> >>>>Not only did Diep beat the Champion (Shredder) at the recent tournament at >>>>Leiden, it was the only program to NOT LOSE to Shredder! It can't be that >>>>bad.... >>>> >>>>jm >>>you know as well as I, that any program can have a good event, that does not >>>make it a champion. Shredder is a real champion, it has won lots of events and >>>as fischer put it "strength is better determined by match play", and so being, I >>>don't think diep would win a 20 game match with any of the top 5 programs today. >>>I just don't think much of diep or it's style. >>> >>>Sign, >>> Eriq Lamar >> >>I didn't say that Shredder wasn't a great program, nor did I mean to infer that >>Diep was a "top 5 program". All I was saying was that Diep can't obviously be as >>bad as your colorful statement above claims, or else it couldn't have beaten a >>champion. > >Oh well, the latest versions of DIEP are in the top3 for sure. > >Whether it's better than Shredder or worse, we'll see in world champs 2004. > >It would be a wrong conclusion to say that Shredder isn't dominating currently. >Anyone denying that has dirt in his eyes. Shredder 7.04 and 8 are over-all >monsters. Any other engine that says he's in top3 must proof his point and beat >it. Beating shredder is no proof that you are in the top 3 programs. Yace also beated shredder in another tournamrnt and is not close to be in the top 3 programs. Uri
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