Author: John Merlino
Date: 10:19:33 05/16/02
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On May 16, 2002 at 06:34:37, Jerry Jones wrote: >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 The King always takes part in the Dutch Open and the CSVN Tournaments. Basically, Johan takes his engine to whichever tournaments he feels like going to. And, since he goes these tournaments on his own dollar, it's no surprise that he doesn't go to Germany every year. He also goes to the Computer Olympiad in Maastricht, but there he enters his Amazons program (which he won last year with a perfect 12 out of 12 score). jm
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