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

Author: Andrew Walker

Date: 19:23:56 11/04/04

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On November 04, 2004 at 14:23:09, Frank Quisinsky wrote:

>On November 04, 2004 at 13:41:03, Sandro Necchi wrote:
>
>Hi,
>
>>I was not complaining, but only making things more clear.
>
>Yes, why not so we have a nice disucss and the others can read it too.
>
>>I am making huge pressure on SMK to make higher improvements...unfortunately I
>>am never enough satisfied...
>
>That is professional thinking of course!
>
>>This is true, but an improvemnt of less than 50 points is not easy to see...
>
>Yes, for me only with a lot of games :-(
>
>>Yes, I think Shredder is one of the most important programs of CB.
>
>Shredder is the most important program we have today.
>Simple: Shredder is the number one!
>
>>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.
>
>Here you must understand my position!
>
>The positions I have in the latest five-six years from the work I do:
>
>- Group building for make more!
>- Animation for get more!
>- Compatibility for get more!
>- Support for get more!
>
>For get more:
>If I try this I have the result to have more in the future for my own interest.
>So you can see that I am thinking on myself with the work I made too.
>
>I wrote Gandalf and Shredder:
>Booth programs are important:
>
>- Shredder supported a standard protocol (UCI), is the strongest program we
>have, good endgame, nice openings, good positional computer chess.
>
>- Gandalf supported a standard protocol (UCI and WB), have the most interesting
>middelgame, played the most shortest games vs. other top programs and we have
>fire on the board.
>
>And now Sandro:
>A user asked ... what is a good combination for my fast PC to analyze games.
>The right answer is Shredder in combination with Gandalf and all the strong
>amateurs we have because each amateur have a selection it's very good. Example
>Yace in endgame.
>
>Booth programs are interesting for users because users can used booth program
>under all available GUIs. For me is absolutely clear, my commercial favorits
>from the "older" available commercial engines. Like Hiarcs too but the program
>is for me not interesting because the engine support is bad.
>

What do you mean by this? The last few releases have been about 1 year apart,
and according to the author a new one is very possible by the end of the year.

Andrew



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