Author: Peter Skinner
Date: 22:15:20 02/14/05
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On February 14, 2005 at 17:31:12, Albert Silver wrote: >I'm a bit confused by your reasoning. If it's about the interface, then Fritz >and Co. have the same limitations. If it's about the book, then you already >missed out on Noomen's book for Tiger by buying the CB version. Anyhow, I plan >to buy the UCI version as I can use it freely within Chess Assistant which is >what interests me most. It's nice that the best engine around runs on my >favorite chess software, and for that alone SMK will get me tipped hat all the >way. I don't much care about the rest. If I really want to use it in the Fritz >interface I can always install it as a UCI engine. > >BTW, here are some preliminary results: > >http://www.computerschach.com/rangliste/english/ > > Albert It is not about the interface, it is about the package as a whole. When purchasing Fritz, Junior, Hiarcs and previously Shredder, you knew what you were getting. A strong program, decent interface, and an generated book. When I bought CT15 CB, I didn't know what book it was coming with. I just purchased it. Now we have Shredder in two forms. One from CB that like always has a generated book and the decent interface. Then we have the offering by SMK in his _own_ interface, with _his_ own book. I find it amazing that the author of the UCI standard did not enable the use of "own book" in his _own_ engine. After 5 emails since 7.04 was released, with no response, this is not something he wants to discuss. Gandalf in UCI mode supports Dan Wulff's terrific book. Obviously the feature is there and usable, yet somehow it doesn't find its way into Shredder. I simply don't understand this. If it had, the CB sales would be pointless. Maybe that is the reasoning behind it. If the UCI version of Shredder was released supporting Sandro's book in _any_ interface, then I would purchase it hands down. It would enable me to do just about anything with it. Soon other top engines will be released supporting the UCI standard, and supporting the own book feature, and _those_ will be the ones that I purchase. On a completely other topic, how to you like Chess Assistant? I have heard great things about it, and I was planning on getting version 8. Is it worth it? Or should I find version 7 on ebay for cheap? Peter
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