Author: John Merlino
Date: 08:46:33 11/02/01
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On November 02, 2001 at 09:45:44, Elizabeth Schwartz wrote: >I used to play Chessmaster and really enjoyed the feature that calculated your >estimated rating. I know it's not comparable to a real-world rating, but as a >beginner (not yet in four digits) I found it a good indicator of progress. And, >I really liked that the opponents in Chessmaster played like real beginner >opponents, not liked dumbed-down computer opponents (meaning, they hatched wild >plots, hung pieces, and did other beginning-human stuff, as opposed to playing a >passive 1-move lookahead game) > >But, I can't use Chessmaster any more because it's hitting a bug on my new Win2k >machine. > >So, is there anything else like this out there? USCF chess refused to even >install on Win2k. > >I know that playing humans is the best option, and I have online accounts, but >as a working mom I can't always commit to an uninterrupted game. And, it can be >hard to find good beginners online. Two comments: 1) The next version of Chessmaster will support Windows XP, so if you are planning to upgrade, you'll have a version of Chessmaster that will work on your machine in about seven months (according to the current schedule). 2) There are ALSO the kinds of opponents that you mention, with pretty much the same settings as the Chessmaster, but with a very limited search depth. So, it is also very useful to play against these kinds of opponents as well. Lacey is the weakest of all of those, but she can be a real psychological terror. You can learn a lot about yourself playing against her! I believe somebody posted here that he rarely beat her, even though his rating was 400+ points more than hers! jm
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