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Subject: Re: Aristarch 4.50 - Shredder 8 ended 4 - 4, but...

Author: Tom Likens

Date: 17:45:55 05/27/04

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On May 27, 2004 at 15:09:07, Mark R. Anderson wrote:

>On May 27, 2004 at 09:15:02, Tom Likens wrote:
>
>>On May 27, 2004 at 07:11:34, Jouni Uski wrote:
>>
>>>... yes after first 8 games they have 4 - 4. I was stunned so I played 10 more
>>>games. It ended 10 - 0 for Shredder! And nothing was broken in PC or setups.
>>>Conditions: Pentium 2,4Ghz, ponder of, 60/5 and both Shredder8 book.
>>>
>>>Jouni
>>
>>Hey Jouni,
>>
>>Shredder 8 is an unbelievably good program (if only it didn't have those
>>funky PVs).  Still 10-0 is probably a bit of an aberration.  Play 10 more
>>things should appear more normal.
>>
>>regards,
>>--tom
>
>Tom,
>
>I agree with you that Shredder 8 is an unbelievably good program and that it's
>"funky PVs" are unfortunate.  Is there a fix around the corner for that?  Surely
>the programmer could fix it .... after all, since Shredder makes so many good
>moves, and the first move and score are good, the "real" PV is "IN THERE"
>somewhere .... so, let's see it!  Any news that this is being thought about, or
>does SMK not care?
>
>Mark

Hello Mark,

I haven't heard if Stefan (Meyer-Kahlen) intends to fix this with a point
release to Shredder or in a subsequent version.  I do know that he reads
this forum, if only occasionally, so if enough people mention it he may
look into it.

regards,
--tom



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