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Shredder is a very strong chess program developed in Germany by Stefan Meyer-Kahlen in 1993. It is a six-time World Computer Chess Champion and the 2005 World Computer Speed Chess Champion. On the January 3 2006 SSDF rating list, Shredder 9.0 placed third, with a rating of 2818 — one point below Fritz 9.0, and 34 points below #1 ranked Fruit 2.2.1, which had a rating of 2852. Version 10.0 was released in June 2006.
Awards
Shredder has won a number of tournaments since its inception:
| Year | Place | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Jakarta | World Microcomputer Chess Champion |
| 1999 | Paderborn | Computer Chess World Champion |
| World Microcomputer Chess Champion | ||
| 2000 | London | World Microcomputer Chess Champion |
| 2001 | Maastricht | World Microcomputer Chess Champion |
| 2002 | Blitz World Champion | |
| 2003 | Graz | Computer Chess World Champion |
| Blitz World Champion | ||
| 2004 | Tel Aviv | Blitz World Champion |
| 2005 | Reykjavík | Blitz World Champion |
Sample game
The following game was played between Shredder (playing as black) and List at the 2003 World Computer Chess Championship. Shredder sacrifices a piece in exchange for a strong initiative in a position too complex for the computer to calculate to the end.
1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Qxd4 Nc6 5.Qa4 Bc5 6.Nb5 Nf6 7.e5 Nxe5 8.Bf4 Nfg4 9.Nh3 f6 10.Be2 h5 11.Bxg4 hxg4 12.Bxe5 fxe5 13.Qxg4 O-O 14.O-O-O d5 15.Rhf1 Bd7 16.Nc3 Rc8 17.Kb1 Bd4 18.Ne2 Bxb2 19.Kxb2 Qb6+ 20.Kc1 Qa6 21.Rd2 Rc4 22.Qg6 Be8 23.Qd3 Qxa2 24.Kd1 Qa1+ 25.Nc1 Ba4 26.Qg6 Rf6 27.Qg5 Rf5 28.Qe3 Qb2 29.Qe2 e4 30.f4 e3 31.Qxe3 Bxc2+ 32.Ke2 Re4 0-1.
See also
External links
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