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Subject: Re: Shredder vs Arno Nnickel

Author: Sandro Necchi

Date: 12:23:42 06/27/05

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On June 27, 2005 at 01:59:20, Andrew Walker wrote:

>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

We will use them too.

Sandro




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