Author: Dann Corbit
Date: 10:43:23 08/23/05
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On August 22, 2005 at 14:28:50, Theo van der Storm wrote: >On August 20, 2005 at 11:42:45, George Speight wrote: > >>I applaud the programmers of Zappa and Fruit. They have extremely strong >>programs and should be proud. But lets face facts. Run a best of 50 match >>between Shredder and either of the above. Its easy to talk about what the result >>would be. But i can guarantee u one thing. If Las Vegas gave betting odds on it >>and u wanted to get in line to bet YOUR HARD EARNED MONEY against Shredder, you >>wouldnt have a long wait. When push came to shove and the talk was over, it >>would be a real short line. Regards, George > >I'd like to hear to what degree Shredder in WCCC13 was an experimental version, >which could perhaps explain its underperformance. If so, Shredder is still alive >and kicking. In every case, Shredder is alive and kicking. On a single CPU, the SSDF data shows that it is the strongest program in the world. And it has a very nice interface and very nice features. Shredder is my favorite professional engine, and I have almosts all of them. >On the other hand not much of an explanation is required for an 11 round >tournament. Having a bad tournament can happen to anyone. >The Shredder should tread in the footsteps of the Terminator: "I'll be back." After winning for year after year, we cannot expect it to hold that way forever, especially in a very short event where probability is very dominant. >Theo > >PS: Understand me well. >I don't want to take anything away from Zappa's magnificent performance. Agreed. It is possible that Zappa is the strongest program in the world. Certainly, the performance at WCCC was mind boggling. On a single CPU, Fruit is a wonder as well. Consider the 150-250 Elo handicap that Fruit had for hardware and the result of 2nd place is even more remarkable.
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