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Subject: Re: Is the Chessbase Version of Shredder available yet?

Author: Sandro Necchi

Date: 10:14:44 02/11/05

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On February 11, 2005 at 06:20:16, Uri Blass wrote:

>On February 11, 2005 at 05:30:26, Andreas Schwartmann wrote:
>
>>On February 10, 2005 at 08:23:24, James T. Walker wrote:
>>
>>>On February 10, 2005 at 01:15:59, Ray Banks wrote:
>>>
>>>>On February 09, 2005 at 22:55:01, George C Williams wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>Anyone have The Shredder 9 Chessbase version with the CB interface and all?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>London Chess Centre say they will have it Thursday afternoon UK time. My order
>>>>is in !
>>>
>>>Why bother?
>>
>>I bother because the UCI engine cannot use it's own book under Chessbase, so
>>you'll need to give it some other, probably weaker book.

Hi Uri,

>
>No need to do it.
>You can play matches like the nunn match if you want to test the engine.

Some people are interested in the engine alone, but many; probably the great
majority like the "total program" which includes
everything...book+engine+EGTB...

>
>>
>>Shredder UCI of course can access its native book under Shredder Classic - but
>>it cannot play Fritz, Junior or Hiarcs then.
>
>It can play Fritz and I expect the ssdf to prove it.
>
>>
>>So if you want to use Shredder 9 using it's native book in engine matches that
>>really count, you'll need the chessbase version with shredder9.ctg.
>>
>>Andreas
>
>You can also use a different book of another chessbase engine like the book of
>previous shredder in case that you have it.

Of course, but most people want to test the real one...the engine with the real
book...the one made for it...

>
>The question is if shredder9.ctg is superior to previous books.

I believe so as I have worked a lot on it...

>After chessbase released inferior interface(I have no big expectations from a
>new interface and not having new bugs is the most important thing that I expect
>from a new interface and if the thing has new bugs that it is easy to find then
>I expect a company not to release them) I doubt if they will release a superior
>book.

Well, the engine and the book are given to them by SMK, so other CB problems
have no link with this at all...

>
>There is a risk that they may release inferior book and later release update
>that will cause other problems and I think that customers should not be the beta
>testers.

There are no expected updates, however it could happen that a further improved
book may be given both for UCI and CB GUI in future.
If not a better book will be given with the next coming version when available.

I believe I can improve the book a lot still, but it takes a lot of time and so
these improvements will be included in the book version after version...

>
>Uri

Sandro




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