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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