Author: John Merlino
Date: 21:17:54 05/07/02
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On May 07, 2002 at 23:07:55, Tina Long wrote: >On May 07, 2002 at 22:33:37, John Merlino wrote: > >> >>New Features for Chessmaster 9000 (in no particular order): >> >>Chess Engine >>-- Updated version of The King chess engine > >This is pleasing. Posters here had said Johan had given up Chess Programming in >favour of "Other Games" (starting with Amazons & working through the alphabet). > >Is there any news of "how much" the engine is updated? Is it some chewey (gum) >stuck here & there, or is it a "full" upgrade? I do not know the full extent of the changes made to the engine. All I can say is this: Johan has said that this new engine will be at least 1 ELO stronger than the previous one, and that the new engine will have, as the first digit in its version number, a '3'. >>At this time, Chessmaster 9000 is due to be released in around the end of >>August. > >Which, in computer talk means "before Christmas" Unless there is a HUGE disaster, it will definitely not ship after the beginning of September. >And still 50% the price of other commercials? Same price as always, as far as I know. jm
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