Author: Terry McCracken
Date: 20:56:20 04/07/01
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On April 07, 2001 at 23:48:40, Terry McCracken wrote: >On April 07, 2001 at 20:57:32, Dana Turnmire wrote: > >> I'm not surprised at all. I have a copy of it and on the one hour CCR test on >>a pentium 133 Genius 2 rated 2624. Chessmaster 5000 only rated 2576 on the same >>computer. >> This may surprise you but on a pentium 500 Chessmaster 8000 only rates 2600 >>and Chessmaster 5000 rates 2648. >> I'm not sure how all this ties in but it does show that Genius is world class. >> I've read most of the tests promote tactics over positional play so that may >>be why Chessmaster 5000 tests better than Chessmaster 8000 though I'm not sure >>this is the case. > >I don't know where you're getting those figures as CM5000 does _not_ rate >itself. > >Also, on a PIII 500 CM8000 rates itself at 2837 and CM7000 rates itself at 2641. > >Terry Sorry I read it too fast! I see what your saying now. The ratings are from the 1hr. CCR Rating Test. I'm surprised at these results for CM8000 though! Is it the patched version? Terry
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