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Subject: Re: Is Shredder 9 64-bit also improved in strength?

Author: stuart taylor

Date: 16:18:00 05/03/05

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On May 03, 2005 at 18:07:22, pablinhoz wrote:

>On May 02, 2005 at 21:02:18, stuart taylor wrote:
>
>>atleast in some slight way?
>>I would think that since it seems to have been completed and released a while
>>after the original Shredder 9, it might include upgraded chess strength too.
>>
>>If so, in what might it have been improved?
> It has been improved in the way that it will run faster on 64 bits processors,
>which makes the program perform better.
>
>>
>>I know that it lacks some abilities which Shredder 7.04 does not lack (Shredder
>>7.04 crushes Junior 9 convincingly, whereas Shredder 9 barely has a slight
>>margin over Junior 9). Has that been added back?
>>
> Are you kidding? I'm a big fan of Junior, but you just have to run a 3'+2''
>test

What test is this? In normal tests by playing games, Shredder 9 was quite
dumbfounded by Junior 9, and results were almost even.
True, Junior is a great program too. But not like Shredder 9. (except in match
play with it. But the much weaker [than shredder 9] Shredder 7.04 anihalates it)

> facing junior-shredder9 to see that the latter has no problem on completely
>demolishing its opponent. like 160+ elo over junior
>
> pablo
>
>>S.Taylor
>>
>>p.s. even though (the original) Shredder 9 is very succesful on rating lists, it
>>still lacks something, which I would think it didn't need to lack. If that were
>>corrected, I would think it would be absolutely a fantastic program.
>>S.Taylor



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