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- Price: Free to try (30-day trial, save-disabled); $35.99 to buy
- Operating system: Windows 2000/XP/Vista
- Date added: November 28, 2007
- Total Downloads: 45,429
- Downloads last week: 20
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 12 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
Don't be too intimidated by the winner of the 2003 World Computer Chess Championship. Shredder Classic can vary both its strength and playing style to appeal to rookies and masters alike. Beginners can have the program search the current game for mistakes and analyze their positions. Experts will appreciate being able to compare and load multiple chess engines. The program strictly separates the playing engine and the interface. The interface lets you customize colors, fonts, and panel positions, even saving your favorite layouts. You can plug in third-party UCI and WinBoard engines. You won't have to play in isolation, since the program lets you load games in PGN and CBF formats. Through the Auto232 interface, you can play over the Internet with people who use other chess programs. Even at its highest strength, the program didn't slow down our computer. The game lets you choose from several different chess sets, but the demo won't save your game. Still, the trial version of Shredder Classic should impress most chess players.Publisher's description
From Stefan Meyer-Kahlen :The Shredder Classic chess programs by Stefan Meyer-Kahlen have already won twelve titles as World Computer Chess Champion, are leading in all important computer chess rating lists, and are accepted as the best chess programs for PCs. They combine extremely powerful play with easy handling. Gameplay can be adjusted to any strength, so everyone can find an adequate chess partner. Among the learning features for analyzing your own games is a built-in coach, which sounds an alert at any mistake.The game has graphics direct access to online endgame database server with more than 1200GB data, and improves chess intelligence of the chess engine.
Version 3 features new analysis feature which allows a much quicker evaluation of alternative moves; new opening advisor allows Shredder to play much better without opening book.
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Version 3 features new analysis feature which allows a much quicker evaluation of alternative moves; new opening advisor allows Shredder to play much better without opening book.
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Version: Shredder Classic 3
"i am chess club advisor at Jr High, way good for advanced studentss"
Pros: Easy to yous and lose
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Version: Shredder Classic 3
"It plays chess like a kamikaze pilot."
Pros: Shredder plays a fine game of chess, until it's huge flaw appears. It has a hint button and you can save games.
Cons: Shredder always gives away pieces. No moderately good human player would do that.
And the sound of it's pieces moving is way too loud compared to listening to the BBC or playing a song. There's no way to turn down its volume.Summary: I've played 7 games with Shredder. I lost the first 4 and won the last 3. But the only reason I won was because Shredder always moved a queen, a rook or a knight so I could capture it without losing any of my own pieces.
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