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Subject: Re: Tasc R30 faster than Shredder 9 on a modern PC?

Author: F. Huber

Date: 06:54:46 03/31/05

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On March 31, 2005 at 09:39:52, Kurt Utzinger wrote:

>      Personally, I am not at all interested in how
>      fast a "normal" chess program does solve
>      a chess problem with mate in X but much more
>      interested in seeing the performance of an
>      engine in practical chess positions (positions
>      that can happen in a game). For chess problems
>      we can use the special programs. And so it does
>      not bother me if Shredder should need a lot of time
>      to find the solution in the given position :-)
>      Kurt

Hello Kurt,

"practical chess positions (positions that can happen in a game)"?
Would you say, a position with mate in X can _not_ happen in a game?
Have you really never _mated_ your opponent (or have been mated by him)?

A quite strange opinion - IMO. ;-)

Regards,
Franz.

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