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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