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Subject: Re: just luck, shredder is a real champion

Author: Gerd Isenberg

Date: 09:44:42 04/29/04

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On April 29, 2004 at 08:35:16, Vincent Diepeveen wrote:

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>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.
>
>What happened in 2003 and before simply doesn't count. In 2003 the Shredder 7.04
>and 8 were simply a lightyear ahead of any other engine with respect to engine
>strength (note that in order to win not only engine matters, book can be very
>decisive too, like Kure has proven in world champs 2003 where he kicked major
>butt). So in 2004 the others must show they can make up for that or they run
>still a lightyear behind.
>
>I did it once in 2004, why not a second time?
>
>I really feel current diep is in top 3 for sure and will try to proof that in
>world champs 2004.


Ahh, on cloud nine again?
Hopefully your touch down isn't that hard...


>
>You can see it in this way. In November 2003, diep sucked.
>From december 2003 till today i worked at diep's eval. Note in the night before
>ict4 i have done 15 modifications to diep's eval. So i had 3 hours sleep.
>
>That's december,januari,februari,march and a part of april. Say 4.5 months.
>
>In 2 days it's May. That gives me another 3 months.
>
>If i can boost it from something that sucks ass in december 2003 to something
>that beats shredder in april, that gives me 3 months to improve Diep to beat the
>rest.
>

May be you should continue to count months, mai,june, oups already beginning of
july. But i guess two months are quite enough...

see you,
Gerd







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