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Subject: Re: ChessMaster 8000 personalities and time keeping

Author: John Merlino

Date: 08:18:09 10/17/01

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On October 17, 2001 at 06:42:13, Matthew Barnett wrote:

>I've only just started playing games/tournaments against CM8 personalities with
>the new FIDE time control of 90 mins + 30 secs/move for a game: before, I used
>75 mins/35 moves until there was a result.  I've only played a few games but I
>have noticed some big differences in the way personalities keep time.  E.g.
>Josh Age 12 played very quickly and (if I remember correctly) had over 50
>minutes of playing time left as compared to Vanessa, whom Josh was playing in
>this instance, who was nearing the end of her clock before she won.
>
>Has anyone noticed anything similar?  Do the/some personalities run
>weaker/stronger on the new FIDE time control than the 'old style'
>moves-per-minutes time control?  Should it or does it make a difference?
>
>Any insights would be appreciated.
>
>Many thanks
>
>Regards
>
>Matthew

Have you gotten the patch? There was a problem with the moves/minutes time
control in the initial version.

If you have gotten the patch, then if you could give me some precise data on
what is happening, I might be able to determine if there is an actual problem or
not.

jm



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