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Subject: Re: Why is Chessmaster so popular in CCC?

Author: Peter Kappler

Date: 11:58:53 07/05/00

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On July 05, 2000 at 14:22:04, Eran wrote:

>Many chess lovers in CCC talk again and again about Chessmaster and
>personalities. I don't own Chessmaster and I don't know why it is so popular in
>CCC. Isn't it? Chessmaster is not for serious chess players.
>
>Eran


I agree - it is not a program for serious players.  Great engine, poor
interface.

It is really not as popular here as it seems.  Most of the posts you see are
made by a small group of two or three people who enjoy creating new CM
"personalities" by tweaking a few engine parameters.  They post the results from
matches between different personalities, but most of the results are based on a
very small number of games, and lack real statistical significance.

I haven't seen much participation in these threads outside of those people.

--Peter




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