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Subject: Re: Something wrong with Chessmaster 8000

Author: John Merlino

Date: 20:31:45 07/27/01

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On July 27, 2001 at 06:36:23, Åge Trulssen wrote:

>On July 26, 2001 at 23:49:23, John Merlino wrote:
>
>>On July 26, 2001 at 20:42:54, Åge Trulssen wrote:
>>
>>>Tonight i downloaded the last update 1.03.Then i tried to "Match the Masters"
>>>game 3 Dreev-Kotronias. At move 42. I had only one alternativ and that was
>>>b4.And of course that was wrong.Bf5 was right,but that was as i said no
>>>alternativ.
>>>After the game i wanted to see how many points i got.And guess what; 106
>>>points!!
>>>And thats not all.It is not possible to chose set and pieces when i use Match
>>>the Masters.
>>>John Merlino; I hope you can fix it to the next update!
>>
>>There is an error in the script at the 42nd move. Unfortunately, it is probably
>>not possible to change it at this time. I'll let you know.
>>
>>It is definitely possible to get more than 100 points, because all of the bonus
>>questions, after the end of hte game, are worth "extra" points.
>>
>>You CAN change your chess set in the middle of a tutorial or Match the Masters
>>game, but it's a bit sneaky. Just right-click on the board.
>>
>>jm
>Thank you for the answer.I will try to right-click on the board next time.How
>can i rate my skill,when top of the scale after the game Dreev-Kotronias is
>100points?

The "main" section of each Match the Masters game is worth 100 points. But the
bonus questions can allow you to get back quite a few of the points that you
lost with incorrect answers in the main section. In the case of the Dreev game,
you can get back as many as 18 points if you answer all of the bonus questions
correctly.

So, basically, if you are scoring more than 100 points (assuming this is the
first time you have taken this test), then you are a very good player (according
to Bruce Pandolfini's estimations, anybody who scores 100 points or more is at
least a Master).

jm




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