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Subject: Re: Shredder 5

Author: Torstein Hall

Date: 15:29:36 11/17/00

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On November 17, 2000 at 11:22:16, Stefan Meyer-Kahlen wrote:

>On November 17, 2000 at 11:15:34, pavel wrote:
>
>>On November 17, 2000 at 10:17:07, Stefan Meyer-Kahlen wrote:
>>
>>>On November 17, 2000 at 09:09:42, pavel wrote:
>>>
>>>>On November 17, 2000 at 03:32:20, Stefan Meyer-Kahlen wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>On November 17, 2000 at 03:18:47, Martin Grabriel wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>On November 17, 2000 at 03:06:43, Stefan Meyer-Kahlen wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> You’ll also get seven >versions of Shredder, including “Gambit Shredder” and “Shredder Bean Counter”,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Is shredder 4 included in the 7?
>>>>>
>>>>>Shredder 4 is included in the package with its own GUI.
>>>>>
>>>>>The 7 new Shredder engines are:
>>>>>Shredder 5
>>>>>Gambit Shredder
>>>>>Shredder Bean Counter
>>>>>Kamikaze Shredder
>>>>>Shredder Brute Force
>>>>>Solid Shredder
>>>>>Really Shredder?
>>>>
>>>>is it possible for you to define them seperately?
>>>>as to what differances makes them seperate engines?
>>>
>>>They differ in their search and their evaluation, but I am not sure weather I
>>>have understood your question right.
>>
>>for instance "Gambit Shredder" is supposed to make more king side attacks, and
>>have less king safety eval. So overall it will play risky (entertaining) games.
>
>Yes, this is also true for Gambit Shredder.

I always imagined a Gambit Schredder or Tiger or... should have a larger king
saftey eval for both sides, so it would value the attacks higher. But I'm
probably wrong again....

Torstein


>>what about the others?
>
>Kamikaze is similiar, but often takes too much risks. Solid Shredder is very
>passive and tries to keep his position in order. Bean Counter will count his
>pieces and will probably grab any offered pawn, Shredder Brute Force has a safe
>search which means that he hardly misses a thing within his horizon. Really
>Shredder? is not really Shredder as he is much weaker. This should be your
>choice if yourself is playing against Shredder.
>
>Stefan
>
>
>>thanks
>>Pavs
>>
>>>
>>>Stefan
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>>thanks :)
>>>>
>>>>pavs



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