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Subject: Re: Where is Chessmaster 8000? (nt)

Author: Chessfun

Date: 05:27:31 11/16/01

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On November 16, 2001 at 05:44:09, Odd Gunnar Malin wrote:

>On November 15, 2001 at 21:59:23, Chessfun wrote:
>
>>On November 15, 2001 at 21:45:16, John Merlino wrote:
>>
>>>On November 15, 2001 at 21:39:05, Chessfun wrote:
>>>
>>>>On November 15, 2001 at 20:55:42, John Merlino wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>On November 15, 2001 at 18:31:36, Chessfun wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>On November 14, 2001 at 17:23:11, john rice wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>.
>>>>>>Chessmaster 8000 will lose about 25% of it's games using a time increment.
>>>>>>I am going to run it at some point but at 1/0.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Sarah.
>>>>>
>>>>>Why would it lose 25% of its games? There is no evidence to suggest that there
>>>>>are any problems with any of the time controls (assuming you have the patched
>>>>>version). And, if you are not using the CM GUI, then there wouldn't be any
>>>>>problems with ANY version. The bug was with the CM GUI only.
>>>>>
>>>>>jm
>>>>
>>>>Couldn't tell you why it does but it does.
>>>>It could be as simple as the CB adapter.
>>>>
>>>>You are welcome to give it a try yourself.
>>>>
>>>>Sarah.
>>>
>>>Ah, ok. I have no experience with the CB adapter, so I cannot make any further
>>>comments.
>>
>>Just tried again 4 games and CM lost 2 on time.
>>The funny thing is this is only after 60 moves but in a 1/0 game CM
>>hardly ever losses on time and will make 60 moves in about 40 seconds.
>>
>>Sarah.
>
>Could it be a possibility to run this matches through ICC. If Fritz could
>interface with ICC you could let CA take care of CM-engine. Then it also could
>have gotten the missing booklearning (missing only in comp-comp matches). And
>perhaps somebody have converted the CM-book to CA too.
>
>Odd Gunnar

Fritz can only interface at ICC either with a second pc or if you have two
free com ports on a single pc. If I wanted I could just as well autoplay it from
winboard.

Sarah.




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