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Subject: Re: Chessmaster 8000 FAQ

Author: John Merlino

Date: 15:11:03 07/19/00

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On July 19, 2000 at 16:16:48, Imran Hendley wrote:

>Sounds very cool. I know that some Winboard engines have problems running in
>Chessbase interfaces....I can't really remember the details. Do you think there
>are any similar problems with the new Chessmaster? Does it work like Winboard,
>or does it turn engines on and off and force moves and such? It would be great
>to match Winboard engines against Chessmaster in tournaments, so I'd really like
>to be sure that they would perform as well as in Winboard. Also, it'd be great
>if you guys could make some sort of opening book creation utility. The one that
>comes with 6000 isn't too great. If I could make a Chessmaster opening book out
>of a PGN, that would be great. Thanks.

It will work just like Winboard, in that each engine will be its own process
which communicates with the Chessmaster GUI.
Chessmaster 7000 already had an opening book utility that was completely
different from the one in CM6000, and it did allow for creating a book via a PGN
file.

jm




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