Author: Uri Blass
Date: 11:25:13 02/27/05
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On February 27, 2005 at 14:07:35, Stephen A. Boak wrote: >On February 27, 2005 at 06:57:54, Sandro Necchi wrote: > >>On February 27, 2005 at 06:24:35, Rex wrote: >> >>>On February 27, 2005 at 06:09:15, Sandro Necchi wrote: >>> >>>>On February 27, 2005 at 06:00:06, Kurt Utzinger wrote: >>>> >>>>>On February 27, 2005 at 05:54:35, Rex wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>With all that was learned out of IPCCC I sure would like a "free" update. >>>>>> >>>>>>Enjoy >>>>> >>>>> I am almost sure that there will be no such update. >>>>> At Paderborn an experimental version of Shredder 9 >>>>> is participating and nobody knows about the real >>>>> playing strength of it. >>>>> Kurt >>>> >>>> >>>>No, we have used the same 9.0 version. >>>> >>>>We only used a modified book for the tournament...an intermediate version for >>>>the next WCCC or match against Hydra hoping someone can arrange it. >>>> >>>>Sandro >>> >>> >>>Nice info Sandro, >>> >>>Everyone assumed that there was some "Special" Shredder Version being played. >> >>No, we did not use a new version as we agreed the 9.0 was more reliable. >> >>>Nice to see Shredder 9 being used. Although there are some concerns that some >>>reviewing the games could not duplicate IPCCC Shredder moves. >> >>This is because it is necessary to modify the book to play tournaments. Still >>they were able to prepare a trap to us (Diep). >>> >>>Were there any special settings Shredder had used other than default? If so >>>could they be posted? >> >>No, std. setting with a different harware. >> >>I think people can be pround they can use/play with the strongest Shredder on >>their computers. >> >>Sandro > >Hi Sandro, > >Excellent job done by you & Stefan in Paderborn! > >In your several postings, you indicate Shredder 9 (not an experimental version) >was used at Paderborn with standard settings, since it was agreed most stable. > >Yet you also indicate the Shredder 9, as used, was 'buggy', since certain >routines regardig piece exchanges and sacrifices were disabled accidentally. No He only said that shredder that played in WCCC and shredder that played the match against hydra had that bug. > >Are you saying that my recently purchased and downloaded Shredder UCI version >has those 'bugs' in it? No > >Are you saying that my purchased S9 version is not as strong as it could be, due >to a bug? No > >Are you saying that my S9 home version, if used on a quad processor as in >Paderborn will play the same moves, generally speaking, as Shredder vs Hydra in >that Tournament? No programs that use more than one processors are not deterministic. > >Does that mean a free upgrade is forthcoming, to fix the bug? No The bug is only in something that was never commercial. Uri
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