Author: Andrew Walker
Date: 22:59:20 06/26/05
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On June 26, 2005 at 04:37:05, Sandro Necchi wrote: >On June 26, 2005 at 04:18:34, Jonas Cohonas wrote: > >>>I have already posted several times that the experimental Shredder version that >>>played against Hydra was heavely buggy (about 150 points weaker on long time >>>controls), so it would have lost the match against any strong engine too. >>> >>>This means that we cannot use this match to compare Shredder with Hydra. >>> >>>Sandro >> >>"A heavily bugged version of Shredder that plays 150 points weaker" and still it >>managed 4 draws against the strongest chess program in the world... somehow i >>find that hard to believe. >> >>I have gone over the games with Shredder 9 and it looks to me like it is pretty >>much the same engine, so can we conclude that Shredder 9 is heavily bugged? ;) >>(just joking). > >By mistake part of the program was deleted, so when that part was important the >program played much worst. > >Trying to avoid those problems I had to change the opening book and play from >game 3 on different openings, but it was a nighmare situation...my expectation >to draw some games, loosing others and without winning any, which I made to >Stefan, was true... > >Stefan told me that I know Shredder better than him...:-) > >> >>I would like to add that i am very impressed (like most) with how good Shredder >>is in general and i am very pleased that i bought it! > >Thank you. I am glad to hear that. > >We believe we will make it stronger for the next commercial version... > >> >>Jonas > >Sandro Have the games vs Arno Nickel helped improve the engine? Andrew
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