Author: Ingo Bauer
Date: 01:35:58 01/10/05
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Hi >Does my purchase of Shredder 7 (see above) qualify me to obtain this free >Shredder Classic 1.1 download and to thereafter freely obtain full >functionality? No, you have to buy it. But you can test it for free for 30 days. The limitation is marginal. >If so, would I use the registration number provided with my original Shredder 7 >package? No way. >What are the next one or two strongest (for overnight analysis) free UCI >compatible engines I could download? Ruffian 1.0.5 came to mind, but if you would buy the Classic 1.1. there is an Engine called Shredder Classic within which is at the same level or a bit better in my opinion. But that is just another Shredder. Aristarch is another Engine that I would give a try. >Is one perhaps Crafty? If so, what compilation (& weblink to download) is the >best overnight analysis version. If you really ask only for the two strongest free engines Crafty is out. >I plan to hold out buying new software until perhaps Shredder 9. You probably does'nt have to wait very long :-) >Over the last year or two, Shredder 7.04 has been my favorite engine for >analysis. >Shredder usually seems too optimistic in its eval score for the side with >advantage; but its suggested moves normally seem more human to me than with >other engines. >And Shredder's record in comp vs comp tournaments shows it isn't as often wrong >as the other engines. If it is more often right then others, how can the eval beeing too optimistic? (Not a real question, just a point to think about!) >It is necessary to take the Shredder 7.04 PV moves with a grain of salt (healthy >scepticism), especially the ones deeper in the indicated line, since it often >throws in a clinker probably due to hash table best line move retrieval >problems. But that's been a very minor problem for me when reading over the >overnight game analyses. You should have a close look at the PV of the future S9!!! >I solicit your expert comments on my GUI / Engine setup for overnight analysis >use. Use as much Hash as possible without swapping. Bye Ingo
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