Author: Andreas St.
Date: 22:12:37 04/08/01
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On April 08, 2001 at 21:36:38, John Merlino wrote: >On April 08, 2001 at 17:40:45, Andreas St. wrote: > >>On April 08, 2001 at 15:27:32, John Merlino wrote: >> >>>On April 08, 2001 at 07:47:01, Andreas St. wrote: >>> >>>>Hello, >>>> >>>>I found a new terrible bug in the patched (1.02) Chessmaster 8000. It concerns >>>>the recognition of move-transpositions in Chessmaster. >>>>I analysed this with an opening variant with the help of the Tournament Book >>>>from Mr Kostick: >>>> >>>>1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Sf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.e3 * this is well known. >>>> >>>>CM 6000 is in book and plays e6. Thats normal. CM 8000 (patched) is out of book >>>>with the same opening book!!! >>>>Another example: >>>> >>>>1.Nf3 Nf6 2.d4 g6 3.c4 Bg7 4.Nc3 d5 5.Qb3 dxc4 6.Qxc4 >>>> >>>>CM 6000 is in book and plays 0-0. CM 8000 is "out of book"!!! >>>> >>>>And now the Amazing: The UNPATCHED CM 8000 is NOT out of book in these both >>>>variants with the SAME book!!! SO it means, the patched CM 8000 has a new book. >>>>I also found some weeks ago the bug in the opening-Editor of CM 8000 AFTER >>>>patching, with makes the editor useless in practice. I told John Merlino about >>>>the bug in the editor. >>>>If this new bug is connected with the editor-bug, i dont know. >>>>But this new bug is very bad. It makes the bad opening books in CM 8000 more >>>>bad. >>>> >>>>I hope, John Merlino reads this and a new patch comes soon. CM 8000 need it! >>>> >>>>Greets >>>> >>>>AS >>> >>>One important question: >>> >>>Does this only happen with books created with the opening book editor, or does >>>it happen with ALL books (even those that came with the program)? >>> >>>jm >> >> >>Hello, >> >>I must look if i find moves in the original book. I will email you. But it looks >>like a bug.... >> >>Greetings >> >>AS > >I agree that it's probably a bug. The question is whether it is a bug in: > >a) the code that detects transpositions in a book, >b) the code that imports PGN files into a book, or >c) the code that saves a book. > >I'm guessing that it is either b) or c), meaning only user-created books will be >affected. > >Let me know what you find, > >jm Hi, im sure its point a) is the code that detects been changed after the patch? I ask because the unpatched CM 8000 works fine with the Kostick book. Thats creazy. Since i have tried to find examples in the original CM 8000 book, but i havent found yet. i must try more. But the point is said. the CM with patch reacts different from the CM without the patch. And CM 6000 works fine with kostick book. Greets AS
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