The Shredder 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. The play of the program can be variably adjusted to any strength, so that everyone can find an adequate chess partner. Many functions for analysing one's own games as well as a built-in coach, who is alert of one's mistake, help to improve your play.
Important features:
improved chess engine, approximately 100 Elo stronger than the predecessor
daily updated chess puzzles
Shredderbases: new extremely fast and compact chess endgame databases
computer assisted game analysis
direct access to online chess opening database with more than 16 million moves for one year
rated games against different computer opponents to measure one’s own play strength
automatic game level where Shredder will always play with your strength
voice ouputput of the moves
graphical display of the legal moves and the attacked pieces
automatic histogram generation
Ability to play Chess960, also know as Fischer Random Chess
Direct access to huge online endgame database with more than 800 GB data
User interface that is easy to handle and can be set up individually
Six different sets of pieces and chessboards both in 2D and 3D
Chess engine with extremely powerful play, that can be individually adjusted and configured
Built-in Chess coach, who is alert of mistakes and suggests better moves
Own games can be automatically examined for mistakes
Moves can easily be entered by mouse or keyboard
Games can be provided with alternative lines and comments
Many features for training and analysis
Several chess engines that differ in their playing style.
Changes in this version:
the program always keeps up-to-date with automatic online updates, the chess engine has more chess intelligence
System requirements:
WIndows 98, ME, NT4, 2000, 2003, XP, Vista
( By Stefan Meyer-Kahlen - Shredder Classic Publisher )