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Subject: You are applauded

Author: Thomas Logan

Date: 14:40:04 12/11/05

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On December 10, 2005 at 15:11:52, Sandro Necchi wrote:

>On December 10, 2005 at 14:47:32, George Tsavdaris wrote:
>
>>On December 10, 2005 at 14:43:38, Sandro Necchi wrote:
>>
>>>On December 10, 2005 at 14:40:13, Gordon Rattray wrote:
>>>
>>>Hi,
>>>
>>>if you give both programs Shredder 9 book, Rybka will win by a big margin.
>>
>> Oh that come as a surprise for me! You are so honest to tell the opposite
>>although you are on the Shredder team........Yet i don't think "big" is
>>absolutely sure.....
>
>Well, not to tell what the people can see by them self too is stupid to me. I
>cannot say that I am happy to see such a score and of course we will work both
>on the engine and on the book to change the score, but this is what people can
>see.
>
>I always told sincerely what I knew and thought, but sometimes the people do not
>believe me because they think I make "marketing"...I do not think they would
>call this marketing, but some people are "unbelievable", so maybe I am wrong...
>
>There is my explanation:
>
>Rybka is somehow what I would like to see in a program; I mean strong
>positionally and a killer once it has an advantage. Shredder is similar too.
>The shredder 9 version book was the best compromise I could make to suite the
>program style and give a lot of alternatives and fun for the owners, but because
>of the huge chess knowledge of Rybka it does like that book a lot (as already
>reported); maybe even more than Shredder.
>
>I am considering to test the latest Shredder10.bkt pr.h version to see if it is
>even better as I think so...maybe against Toga II 1.1a as it seems a very good
>program too.
>
>>
>>>
>>>I know you do not have it, but I have to tell you...
>>
>>I thought the same when i read the conditions. It's a HUGE shame if it's
>>actually true........
>
>"Unfortunately" to be sincere is my very worst defect.

Not a defect Sandro

I applaud you for your integrity

Tom



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