Author: John Merlino
Date: 12:00:48 12/04/98
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On December 04, 1998 at 14:02:05, Matthew Herman wrote: >I own cm6000 and I have found it to be an interesting opponent (I am a USCF >expert and a WBCA master). However, one thing that i have found is that it >repeatedly falls for closed center & KID type kingside attacks.. of course >usually all programs fall for this once in a while but CM6k repeatedly falls for >it.. apart from those types of anti-computer ideas it is a very tough opponent. >If you have 20$-30$ and already have another program like fritz . you might want >to buy it.. one thing that is a shame is that it doesnt have the infinite >analysis where it goes with you when you are trying to analyze a game by hand.. >and the engine is not compatible with other programs.. C-players and below may >get a kick out of the different personalities and the Josh Waitzkin annotated >games. The database functions are MUCH better than the previous "multimedia" >versions (CM5k and cm5500). However, still not up to par with fritz5 or rebel. >Also the 3-d boards etc.. are not eye-friendly.. so you may end up using just >the 2-d boards.. as they are also faster when playing a quick game. One PAIN in >the neck is when you are blitzing and you lose control of the piece so it >becomes an "illegal move" and hten you lose 10 seconds on your clock while the >"voice" says something like "Knights cannot move along diagonals, knight moves >are always l-shaped".. I think there is a way to turn this off but i haven't >found it yet. All in all the engine is about 2250-2300 strength and the >differnet personalities can give you some interesting entertainment (they all >have different styles). So consider buying it, but don't expect an engine as >strong as fritz/rebel or the same database functions. You can turn off the voice-annotated illegal move commentary in the "Sound..." menuitem under the "Environment" menu. In the Sound dialog, choose the "Piece Movement" tab, and then uncheck the "Illegal Move Commentary" checkbox. Also, how can you say that Chessmaster 6000 is in the 2250-2300 range when it has been shown here, on more than one occasion, to beat programs that have been rated at or above 2500 (e.g. Junior 5.0, rated in the 2570-2610 range on high-end PCs)? Chessmaster 5000 was SSDF rated at 2387 on a Pentium 90, and someone here (Odell Hall, rated at 2280) just stated that Chessmaster 4000 beat him "convincingly" in a 6-game match (4.5-1.5)! Quite a few people have stated that CM6000's engine is noticeably better than previous versions of Chessmaster. I have no doubt that, on a high-end PC, CM6000 will be rated at least 2550. jm
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