Author: gerold daniels
Date: 05:38:11 01/10/05
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On January 10, 2005 at 00:28:51, Stephen A. Boak wrote: > >I have some GUI & Engine comments and questins. > >The most recent software packages I own are: CM8000, and Chessbase's Fritz 7 & >Shredder 7. I downloaded most patches or updates online for all of these, when >they were available. > >I use my engines mostly for overnight game analysis, plus some >Infinite/Continuous Analysis while entering and/or annotating my OTB or online >slow games. > >Eventually, my one year free subscription to Playchess expired, and I don't >think I can download anymore updates these days (it's been that way for over one >year). > >I didn't download the last available (maybe 2 years ago) Fritz 7 GUI patch that >I heard improved only the Playchess GUI, since I never use that, except to >obtain the occasional engine patch version. > >The Shredder 7 CD contains both a Chessbase/Fritz/Playchess GUI, plus a Shredder >Classic 6.0 GUI. > >Initially, I experienced some older Chessbase database compatability problems >when using the Chessbase/Fritz/Playchess GUI that came with Shredder 7. I >figured the reason my databases were being corrupted was a different database >format written by the newer GUIs. > >Consequently, I simply used the Fritz 7 and Shredder 7 (now 7.04) engines in my >older Fritz 6 Chessbase GUI. Despite not having the latest GUI features, this >workaround has mostly satisfied my overnight analysis needs until now. > >In the last few days, I created new databases using the Shredder 7 >Chessbase/Fritz/Playchess GUI, and appended my games from my older Fritz 6 >Chessbase GUI databases. I haven't noticed any problems, using the newer GUI >and the newly created databases, so I am more current, and more satisfied. > >Otherwise, I haven't been updating or changing my software for some time (don't >have Fritz 8, Shredder 8, CM9000 or CM10K, nor any Junior product. I haven't >previously taken the time to understand & try to use UCI and/or WB protocols and >engine versions. > >However, today I downloaded Fruit 2.0 (UCI engine), to have another analysis >engine available with Fritz 7, and Shredder 7.04. The Shredder website has a >Shredder Classic 1.1 update available for free trial download on it. I haven't >downloaded it yet. > >The free download version is apparently limited in functionality, unless a >registration number is provided. > >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? > >If so, would I use the registration number provided with my original Shredder 7 >package? > >What are the next one or two strongest (for overnight analysis) free UCI >compatible engines I could download? > >I run on an AMD 2700 CPU w/ 1GB RAM and Win2K Pro. > >Is one perhaps Crafty? If so, what compilation (& weblink to download) is the >best overnight analysis version. > >I plan to hold out buying new software until perhaps Shredder 9. > >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. > >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. > >I solicit your expert comments on my GUI / Engine setup for overnight analysis >use. > >Any tips would be much appreciated regarding other strong UCI engines to obtain >and/or other things to try to do or that I need to watch out for. > >Thanks, >--Steve good morning steve download arena 1.1 and start a nice collection of free strong engines. gerold.
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