Shredder Classic is a professional computer chess program by Stefan Meyer-Kahlen, nine times world computer chess champion. Shredder Classic combines extremely powerful chess play with easy handling.

The level of play of the program can be adjusted to any chess-playing strength, so that everyone can find an adequate chess partner. Many functions are available for analysing one's own chess games, including a built-in chess coach, who is alert to mistakes and helps improve your chess play.

Features:

· New: the program always keeps up-to-date with automatic online updates
· User interface that is easy to handle and can be set up individually
· Four 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
· Extensive documentation
· Games can be provided with alternative lines and comments
· Many features for training and analysis
· Manifold possibilities to systematically search and examine the chess endgame databases
· Free, open protocol between chess user interface and chess engine (UCI protocol)
· Possibility to simultaneously load up to ten chess engines
· Several chess engines that differ in their playing style
· Many possibilities for automatic tests and comparisons of different chess engines


Limitations:

· try it out for 30