Author: Chessfun
Date: 21:43:53 11/16/00
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On November 17, 2000 at 00:40:13, john watson wrote: > >The communication between The King and the main app is identical to the >communication between any WinBoard engine and the main app. Therefore, there is >no "time bonus", because The King is not a "native" personality. The "pipes" are >identical. > >Nor does Chessmaster "hog the PC". In testing, the development team found that >both engines (whether or not they are The King) receive between 45 and 49% >(fluctuating, with an average of 47 or 48%) of the CPU at all times, assuming >that pondering is on for both engines. When pondering is OFF for both engines, >than it is between 90 and 98% for the engine that is thinking and 1% for the >engine that is waiting. Other applications (including the CM main app) account >for the remainder. > >If Gandalf was making poor moves, then Gandalf was probably not initialized >properly. Chessmaster's default IS to have pondering on, but it is up to the >user to change this, obviously. If Gandalf's pondering was off, and >Chessmaster's was on, then this is obviously a discrepancy that must be dealt >with before a reasonable tournament can be run. > >As for the operator being "asked to call the game a draw", I really have no idea >what you are talking about here. Who is this operator? Who was asking for the >draw? The King will NEVER offer a draw, NOR will it resign. Nor, in a comp vs. >comp game, can the human moderator DECLARE a game a draw within the Chessmaster >GUI (for example, by using the "Offer Draw" menuitem), because this feature does >not work if it is not a human's turn to move. Therefore, you need to clarify >this statement before I can comment on it. > >jm > >Gandalf's pondering was off, I checked it. >I'll run another round with ponder on. >The King.exe (Oct 18,123Kb) works without a hitch in Winboard and Chessbase Gui >but there its performance is much weaker. Please explain?. You have the king.exe running in winboard and chessbase? what about opening book? explain how/why it's performance is weaker there. John had stated CM8K would not run outside of Chessmaster? Sarah. >The Chessmaster Gui displayed a splash box saying: Chessmaster Yes No >I clicked Yes and Chessmaster started the next game. >Afterwards on the game list that game was a draw. > >Chessmaster's graphics are superb, though.
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