Author: Stefan Meyer-Kahlen
Date: 07:23:22 11/17/00
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On November 17, 2000 at 08:11:58, Peter Skinner wrote: >Is there a Winboard version of Shredder 5.0, or one that can be _directly_ >connected to an ICS? No, but I will do this as soon as I got flatrate Internt access. >I did purchase Shredder 4.0, as our discussions before made me get off the fence >and purchase it. Great! :-) >I do value how a programmer does see the current market for chess programs, and >how it rates their "new" version against the other "new" versions. I don't want to compare my version with those of my colleagues here. I guess this is best done by others, more indenpendent testers, also I don't have access to all of my competiters programs yet. But I can tell you that I am VERY happy with Shredder5. >Where does Shredder 5.0 rate in games <30 mins per side? I like using chess >programs mainly over ICS, in games at <30 min per side, and I really don't care >about rating as I do about interesting games for observers to watch and guess >what the computer is possibly thinking. Will Shredder be an entertaining as I >have found the Rebel 11.0 package? Or the upcoming Fritz 7 package that I have >found interesting to watch? I am sorry, I can't answer this, but if you force me to I would say yes :-) >Let me also say I was not impressed with Fritz 6's play, but was with Fritz >5.32. I enjoyed Junior 6 better than Junior 5. Will I enjoy Shredder 5.0 better >than 4.0? I don't know you but I would be surprised if not. >Quite a few questions, but as we have discussed this before I feel you can give >me the best, honest answer. > >Purchasing Shredder 5.0 would be a lock, if it has a Winboard version. Sorry :-) Stefan
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