Shredder (software)
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Shredder is a commercial chess engine and graphical user interface (GUI) developed in Germany by Stefan Meyer-Kahlen in 1993. Shredder won the World Microcomputer Chess Championship in 1996 and 2000, the World Computer Chess Championship in 1999 and 2003, the World Computer Speed Chess Championship in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2007, and the World Chess Software Championship in 2010.
The Shredder engine version 10.0 was released in June 2006. Version 11.0 was released in October 2007. Version 12 was released in January 2010. The "Deep" version takes advantage of multiple CPUs or multiple core CPUs. Version 13 was released on 30 October 2016. Version 13 is about 300 Elo better than Version 12.
Shredder is one of the few commercial chess programs which is available not only for Windows and Mac OS, but also for Linux. Shredder is also available on the iPhone, the iPad<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and Android.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> GNOME Chess<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> is used as the graphical front-end for Shredder.
Competition resultsEdit
Shredder has participated in a number of computer chess tournaments since its inception. The following events are the tournaments in which Shredder has won.
| Year | Location | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Jakarta | Micro Computer World Champion |
| 1999 | Paderborn | Micro Computer World Champion |
| Computer Chess World Champion | ||
| 2000 | London | 17th World Micro Computer World Champion |
| 2001 | Maastricht | Micro Computer World Champion Single CPU |
| 2002 | Blitz World Champion | |
| 2003 | Graz | Computer Chess World Champion |
| Blitz World Champion | ||
| 2004 | Tel Aviv | Blitz World Champion |
| 2005 | Reykjavík | Blitz World Champion |
| 2006 | Mainz | Chess960 World Champion |
| 2007 | Amsterdam | Blitz World Champion |
| 2010 | Kanazawa | Chess Software World Champion |
| 2013 | Yokohama | Blitz World Champion |
| 2015 | Leiden | Chess Software World Champion |
See alsoEdit
- Computer chess
- Fischer random chess
- Universal Chess Interface
- World Computer Chess Championship
- Top Chess Engine Championship