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Subject: Re: Chessmaster 9000 Beta Report

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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