Author: Stefan Meyer-Kahlen
Date: 06:59:50 02/15/05
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On February 15, 2005 at 01:15:20, Peter Skinner wrote: >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. I usually answer every question I get by email if it is not insulting or about Viagra. I didn't get any email form you. Searching all my emails of the last years for "Skinner" gets zero matches. Stefan >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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