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Subject: Re: The kinds of questions that NOBODY here has to answer....

Author: r.c. richards

Date: 20:14:57 12/12/00

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On December 11, 2000 at 21:45:28, John Merlino wrote:
>-------------
>I recently purchased the Chessmaster 7000 game. While playing a few
>games in the game room, I would almost have my opponent beat when the
>game would declare a stalemate. I had most of my pcs. on the board while
>my opponent was down to a few pawns and king. I was clearly on my way to
>victory before game was stopped. Why is this? Game not worth playing
>with this stalemate feature. Please help.
>-------------
>I've got a couple of questions pertaining to your Chessmaster 5500. It is a
>dull-witted Chess"master" indeed who sacrifices his own Queen each & every
>opportunity of every scenario just to get the opponent's queen. Secondly,
>there does not seem to be a way to toggle off the "en passant" maneuver --
>which is a game option. Is there any way to toggle off the "en passant"
>option?
>-------------
>And... my favorite....
>
>THE TRUE CHESS MASTERS ARE MOORS AND THEY INTRODUCED THE GAME WHEN THEY CAME
>INTO EUROPE.  WHY DO YOU HAVE THIS PICTURE OF THIS HOMELESS LOOKING MAN ON
>THE COVER.  IT'S JUST LIKE LOOKING AT A BOX OF KING VITAMIN CEREAL --- DOES
>HE LOOK HEALTHY?  AND WHAT MAKES THIS MAN LOOK LIKE A CHESS MASTER WHEN HE'S
>NOT EVEN  WORTHY OF THE TITLE.  PEACE & MAY THE TRUE FATHER OF CREATION FIND
>YOU WORTHY OF A BLESSING.
>
>The first two are VERY common ones, and some of these accuse the program of
>cheating!
>
>Hope I made a few of you laugh....

With the first two you did.  Thing is, I agree with the third one.  I've got my
criticisms, I guess, of all the programs I have, and if not the programs, then
the programmers, and if not the programmers, then, in the case of Ed, of the
programmer's crappy website.

Post some more good ones from time to time.


RC



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