Author: Jorge
Date: 15:00:44 06/18/02
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On June 18, 2002 at 16:20:58, John Merlino wrote: >On June 18, 2002 at 16:15:01, pavel wrote: > >>On June 18, 2002 at 15:44:45, Russell Reagan wrote: >> >>>I'd like to know a few things about Chessmaster, and in particular about >>>Chessmaster 9000. >>> >>>First, who all works on Chessmaster, and what role does John Merlino take? I >>>assumed he was the author of Chessmaster, but he mentioned Johan in another >>>post, so apparently there is a team working on it? >>> >>>Second, (probably more directed at John) how do you think Chessmaster 9000 will >>>compare to the other top commercial engines? It seems that in the past, TheKing >>>has always been a step behind the top engines, and while still very strong, it >>>never seemed to be on top. Of course it could be that I just never saw any >>>tourament results where TheKing won over other top engines. In any case, the >>>results that John has posted from CM9000 so far have been pretty impressive. It >>>seems to find things that other engines do not, and it seems to find them very >>>fast. I'm sure you aren't going to tell us exactly what you're doing, but what >>>is the main contributer to the apparent increase in playing strength of the new >>>CM9000? Extentions? Some new pruning method? >>> >>>Thanks, >>>Russell >> >> >>I am not part of the CM team but I will try to answer your questions. >> >>John Merlino works on the Chessmaster GUI since Chessmaster 7000 (I am not sure >>though). > >Actually, the first CM that I was on "from the beginning" was CM6000, although I >also had a brief hand in CM5500 (coming on late in the development to help fix >bugs) and CM4000 "Turbo" (meaning the "multimedia" version, which was basically >the original version with audio). > >>Chessmaster is always a good endgames player, and without doubt one of the >>strongest program out there. But I believe the target of the Chessmaster team >is not to make the strongest program in the world, but to give a complete chess >>system that will please the customers that will enjoy playing with. > >That would be a very accurate description of the intent of the program. > >jm Hi John, I appreciate your relentless dedication, and service to Chessmaster fans. Just a couple of questions: In the upcoming Chessmaster 9000: --Will there be upgraded book openings? --Will CM be using Tablebases for endgames? I would think the newer version will be AT LEAST as strong as CM8000. regards, jorgeo
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