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Subject: Re: Junior 9 test (40'/40) 200 games

Author: Derek Paquette

Date: 14:59:32 12/28/04

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On December 28, 2004 at 16:38:47, chris matheson wrote:

>On December 28, 2004 at 16:14:48, Kurt Utzinger wrote:
>
>>On December 28, 2004 at 15:46:44, chris matheson wrote:
>>
>>>Kurt, I doubt you have spent must time analyzing these games, however, in your
>>>opinion, how many games does junior come out of book worse than shredder? Just
>>>curious if some losses could be avoided with better lines. thanks
>>
>>
>>      Hi Chris
>>      The win of Shredder8 is not due to the book of Junior9.
>>      I have examined this carefully and below some examples
>>      J9's assessment after 1st book move / result
>>      +0.39/1
>>      -0.35/0 (!)
>>      +1.16/0 (!)
>>      -0.67/1 (!)
>>      +0.12/0
>>      +0.72/0 (!)
>>      +0.45/0,5
>>      -0.41/0
>>      +0.28/0
>>      -0.65/1 (!)
>>      +1.35/0,5 (!)
>>      and so on. When studying the game you will see that Shredder8
>>      is in almost all situations a little bit better than Junior9
>>      at the time control 40'/40 we have played.
>>      Kurt
>
>
>Thanks Kurt...I guess Shredder 8 will remain supreme..until shredder 9 of
>course.


Shredder 9 is the only engine i am going to preorder this year, I was thinking
Hiarcs 10, but it has too much of a leap to make to come anywhere near shredder
9, however, i might be completely ignorant and be completely surprised, in that
case I apologize to everyone involved in that project.



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