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Subject: Re: Commercial release versions of chess software ... bad and good!

Author: Sandro Necchi

Date: 10:41:03 11/04/04

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On November 04, 2004 at 13:29:15, Frank Quisinsky wrote:

>On November 04, 2004 at 13:13:30, Sandro Necchi wrote:
>
>>And Shredder ...
>>Shredder is the number one in version 7.04 or 8.0.
>>Every little improvment Stefan can for sell because Stefan is the number 1!
>>A little advantage for Stefan Meyer-Kahlen. Shredder 9.0 only 20 ELO more and we
>>are happy, clear that nobody can find out that a program from around 2.700 ELO
>>is improved with 20 ElO.
>>
>>Hi,
>>
>>sorry but this is not fully correct.
>>
>>Shredder 8 CB was the upgrade to Shredder 7 CB look the SSDF list to see how
>>much better it is.
>>
>>Shredder 8 UCI is the upgrade of Shredder 704 UCI (In this case one needs to buy
>>Shredder 8 CB and register for Shredder Classic. One can argue that this is more
>>expensive than Shredder 7, but still less than Deep Fritz 8)
>>
>>Unfortunately SSDF did not test Shredder 8 UCI with Shredder Classic interface,
>>but it is sure it is stronger than Shredder 8 CB, so the above statements are
>>not 100% correct.
>>
>>Also it is not true that we would be happy with 20 Elo points improvements. We
>>are working a lot to make real improvements...if we are quiet it is because we
>>are working.
>>
>>We are not making any claims because the new version is not ready, so we do not
>>know yet how much stronger it will be...I call this "professional".
>>
>>Sandro
>
>Hi Sandro,

Hi,

I was not complaining, but only making things more clear.

>
>sorry for my not clear message in case of Shredder!
>
>I see without the own book improvements from Shredder 7.04 to Shredder 8.0 from
>max. 20 ELO. This is OK for me because I like it to have the best available
>chess programs.

Not for me.
I am making huge pressure on SMK to make higher improvements...unfortunately I
am never enough satisfied...

>20 ELO more is a big improvements in the case of Shredder
>because the program have a very high level and to try to make it better is much
>more work as to try to make a jumping from 50 ELO if the program have 2.200 ELO.

This is true, but an improvemnt of less than 50 points is not easy to see...

>Just my opinion ...
>
>I am a happy Shredder user from the CD from ChessBase and the Classic GUI by
>Stefan. I buyed on more times for members for our team the classic GUI.

Yes, I think Shredder is one of the most important programs of CB.

>
>The SSDF list is nice but not important for me. I have all possiblities to have
>my own test results in a short time. I have exactly 15 machines but only six in
>used. So I have spoken from my own results.
>
>The prices for Shredder are OK for me, never sayed againt the prices or update
>prices. The work by Stefan with his team is professional for me, never say a bad
>work against it. I know Stefan, you know that I have run the event Deep Shredder
>vs. The World and have much contacts to Stefan. He made a good work and have to
>right a good success.

I agree.

>
>But in the questions ... World is happy with 20 ELO more ... I believe here you
>are wrong. Every little improvement for such s strong program is great. 20 ELO
>for Shredder is really a lot.

I do not agree on this...

>If more clear it's better but the Shredder team
>made never a bad publicity and ...
>
>The same compare to Gandalf !!

I do not like to speak about other chess programs to avoid missunderstandings,
but I have a lot of respect of the Gandalf team.
I believe the program is clearly stronger, so the customers should be happy with
it.
I have not seen it yet, so mine is just an impression based on what I am
expecting.

>Stefan develops an own protocol. For Stefan important that the users can used
>the program under different GUIs. The best GUIs we have today can run with the
>number one of the available chess programs. Believe me ... the user see it and
>like it.
>
>I believe you have not understand my message or my English is to bad.

Mine is getting worst all the time unfortunately...

>But in fact with an Arena book Shredder 8.0 is not more as 20 ELO stronger as
>Shredder 7.04 and the big jumping Stefan made is in version 7.04, I believe
>around 40-60 ELO stronger as version 7.0 and version 7.0 is around 30 ELO
>stronger as version 6. This are the results I have ... and this are good results
>I think!

I only make the tests with my books, like the SSDF, and I think Shredder 7 book
gave an extra strenght to the program compared to Shredder 6...the same would be
true with Shredder8a.bkt book.

>
>Best
>Frank

Ciao
Sandro




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