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Subject: Re: Who will win at Paderborn ?

Author: Uri Blass

Date: 08:33:46 12/26/05

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On December 26, 2005 at 11:19:46, Sandro Necchi wrote:

>On December 26, 2005 at 10:13:35, Marc Lacrosse wrote:
>
>>On December 26, 2005 at 10:04:02, Sandro Necchi wrote:
>>
>>
>>>>>>Is there a new version of Shredder ready for Paderborn
>>>>>
>>>>>yes, I am testing it with my book against Rybka with Rybka book and the score is
>>>>>4 to 4 (8; +2, =4, -2) 50% but Shredder is ahead in game 9 even not enough to
>>>>>win yet...same hardware for both.
>>>>>
>>>>>This version is much better than Shredder 9, but we want to improve it more.
>>>>
>>>>I am really glad to hear this
>>>
>>>I think too many people sold the "skin of the bear" before getting it!
>>>
>>
>>:-)
>>
>>I see, we have the same expression in French.
>>
>>But you are not completely right : those people had really got good parts of the
>>skin (in Reijkjavik and elsewhere), and they deservedly began to sell it!
>
>Well, you do not know that I was expecting something like this as I told my
>friends I was not optimist about the latest WCCC...I hoped to be wrong, but when
>I feel things...

I do not know what you told friends but you did not say here that you do not
expect shredder to win the latest WCCC(you always seemed optimistic)
>
>>
>>But it is very nice to hear that SMK and you are back with a stronger bear...
>>... and hopefully a thicker skin!
>
>4 times thicker would be enough?:-)
>
>>
>>Shredder 9 (and 7.04 before) were always among my favorites for analysis.
>>
>>I wish you a good tournament, Sandro.
>
>Thank you
>
>I am sending the book in a few minutes...we will see!
>This time I feel enough optimist to get 2nd place!
>
>Normally I hate anything less than first one, but I must be realistic!:-)

Second place is of course very good result for shredder if you can get it.
Zappa is the big favourite and after it there are 3 programs that seem to have
almost equal chances for second place(Fruit Shredder and rybka).

Uri



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