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Subject: FAQ: Shredder 9 engine & GUI compatibility chart

Author: William Penn

Date: 17:24:47 02/12/05



 Shredder 9 engine and GUI compatibility chart
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                       Shredder 9     Shredder 9
  GUI                  CB engine      UCI engine
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CB/Fritz GUI              yes            yes
Shredder Classic GUI      no             yes
Chessbase 8               yes            no
Chessbase 9               yes            yes
Chess Assistant**         no             yes
Arena                     no             yes
Winboard                  ?              ?
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abbreviations: yes=compatible, no=not compatible
               CB=Chessbase, GUI=Graphic User Interface
**different Chess Assistant versions?

--The CB version of Shredder 9 comes on a CD, and is available only from
Chessbase and its distributors. It comes with a CB version of the Shredder 9
engine, and the CB/Fritz GUI. This same GUI comes with CB's releases of Fritz,
Shredder, Hiarcs, Junior, Tiger, etc., and the 7-8-9 GUI versions are very
similar. It does not include a UCI version of the Shredder 9 engine, nor the
Shredder Classic GUI.

--The Shredder 9 UCI version is only available from shredderchess.com by
download (no CD). It comes with the Shredder 9 UCI engine, and the Shredder
Classic GUI. It does not contain a CB version of the Shredder 9 engine. However
the UCI engine can be run in some of the Chessbase GUI's, those that accept UCI
engines.

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Q: Will the Shredder 9 UCI engine run in the Chessbase GUI?
A: that depends on which GUI you're talking about:
   CB/Fritz GUI, Yes
   Chessbase 8, No
   Chessbase 9, Yes

Q: Will the Shredder 9 CB engine run in the Shredder Classic GUI?
A: No

Q: Will any GUI that accepts UCI engines run the Shredder 9 UCI engine?
A: Yes, it should

Q: Will any GUI that accepts CB engines run the Shredder 9 CB engine?
A: presumably Yes, it should

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My apologies in advance. I'm guessing or making assumptions in some cases. Also
I don't have several of the GUI's so am going on other reports. Please fill in
the blanks and correct my mistakes...!  :)
WP



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