Author: James T. Walker
Date: 12:28:01 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.
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