Author: Sandro Necchi
Date: 22:58:09 12/16/04
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On December 16, 2004 at 18:48:42, Andrew Walker wrote: >On December 16, 2004 at 13:26:10, Sandro Necchi wrote: > >>On December 16, 2004 at 07:02:37, Mike Hood wrote: >> >>>On December 15, 2004 at 11:44:11, Sandro Necchi wrote: >>> >>>>On December 15, 2004 at 06:30:34, Henk van Weersel wrote: >>>> >>>>>On December 14, 2004 at 01:20:53, Sandro Necchi wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>Hi, >>>>>> >>>>>>Shredder 9 is getting closer and closer, but the date is not know yet. >>>>>> >>>>>>If we will not be able at end of this month it will be in January the latest. >>>>>>Just my opinion. >>>>>> >>>>>>We want to bring out a clear improvement...this is why we are taking some time. >>>>>> >>>>>>Sandro >>>>> >>>>>Hello Sandro >>>>>Does this also mean there will be an update fore the shredder classic interface. >>>>>Greetz Henk van Weersel >>>> >>>>Hi, >>>> >>>>the commercial part is not fully decited yet. >>>> >>>>I believe so, but you need to wait a little more until all this will be >>>>announced by Stefan and/or Chess Base. >>>> >>>>Sorry, but I do not like to speak about something I do not know yet. >>>> >>>>Sandro >>> >>>It seems like you act as Stefan's spokesman when it comes to Shredder updates. I >>>hope he pays you well :) >> >>Well, for me this is just a hobby, so the money I get are not that important. >> >>I get a good salary from my job. I am Sales Office Manager of an International >>British Company. >> >>I am not "incharged" of informing. Stefan will do it when he thinks it is the >>right time or CB depending on what they will agree. >> >>I am only "incharged" to update the book and I can tell you that it is 99.99% >>ready. >> >>Ciao >>Sandro Hi, > >Hi Sandro, over the last few years do you think that the improved program >performance we have seen has allowed the programs to play a greater range of >openings successfully? Yes, the stronger they are the wider range of openings they can play. However this means also that weak openings would give less and less hopes. It is like against a very strong human player: if you play a weak opening the chances to win or not to loose are very very few. >I'm specifically thinking of the King's Gambit, which >programs have typically had trouble with, but I'm sure there are many other >examples. I like the King's Gambit, but it is a dangerous opening for chess programs because white needs to play very well and not to care about material too much which is not the best for computers. Also the opening preparation needs to be very deep. >Would you be confidant to have Shredder 9 play the KG in a tournament >or SSDF game? Only with "new" ideas/moves which have been tested enough in a tournament. For the SSDF the commercial book should be wide enough and therefore including the King's Gambit too. >What sound openings would you definitley have S9 (or 8) avoid? Well, I cannot tell you about the tournament book selection as it must remain a secret, but in the commercial book very few. The "bad ones" would be played seldom and the best ones often. In general the computers do not play "well enough" closed positions and openings with fianchetto bishop, but they are improving on these too. Of course more deep openings preparation can help on these openings too...but it is a huge work. The book should be made specifically for "that player", so "strong" human lines may not apply to them. > >Thanks, > >Andrew Ciao Sandro
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