Author: Jerry Jones
Date: 03:34:37 05/16/02
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On May 15, 2002 at 16:20:47, John Merlino wrote: >On May 15, 2002 at 15:17:23, stuart taylor wrote: > >>John, or anyone who knows, >>Is it just possible that CM9K might be much stronger than all predescessors, if >>not than all others too? > >It is certainly possible (and actually rather probable) that the engine in >CM9000 will be stronger than all previous versions of Chessmaster. It is also >certainly POSSIBLE that it will be stronger than all other engines as well. As >for the likelihood of that latter statement, it's anybody's guess. > >>I can't see what would be bad in that... > >Neither can I. ;-) > >>And, can you explain in simple language what it has good for helping improve >>ones knowledge and technique? > >It depends on what level you are already. There are about 20 hours of annotated >games by Josh Waitzkin, and about another 15+ hours of audio tutorials (plus >many quizzes/puzzles/drills/exercises that have no audio accompaniment). >However, a good portion of this is designed for beginner/intermediate players. >So, depending on your current strength, any amount of it might not be of any >interest to you. > >>Intelligent speech? > >There is also in-game audio analysis, with synchronized visual cues on the board >(pieces moving, arrows, highlighted squares, etc.) that is based on the analysis >from The King engine. > >>Can it play to a particular elo rating level, chosen by you? > >In CM9000 there will be over 150 different "personalities" ranging from >terrible to GM-strength. And, if none of these suit you, you can create any >number of personalities yourself. You should definitely be able to find a >computer opponent who gives you a good game but is still beatable. > >jm Why did CM never take part in an official tournament like Paderborn ? JJ
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