Author: John Merlino
Date: 15:04:23 06/18/02
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On June 18, 2002 at 18:00:44, Jorge wrote: >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? Yes, along with a new format allowing for "unlimited" moves in a book. >--Will CM be using Tablebases for endgames? Yes. >I would think the newer version will be AT LEAST as strong as CM8000. So would I, but "time will tell". jm
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