Author: John Merlino
Date: 16:33:30 06/19/02
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On June 19, 2002 at 18:20:12, Odd Gunnar Malin wrote: >On June 18, 2002 at 20:31:29, John Merlino wrote: > >>On June 18, 2002 at 19:45:57, pavel wrote: >> >>>On June 18, 2002 at 18:25:40, John Merlino wrote: >>> >>>>On June 18, 2002 at 18:15:45, Roy Eassa wrote: >>>> >>>>>On June 18, 2002 at 18:05:56, John Merlino wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>On June 18, 2002 at 18:04:23, Mustafa wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>>Hi John, >>>>>>> is there learning file in chessmaster 9000,so that cm 9000 can learn >>>>>>>from everygame and every blunder it maded,the endgame tablebases will be >>>>>>>Nalimove or another format and also,how many rounds can be played in tournament >>>>>>>room unlimited or just 256 games like last time... >>>>>> >>>>>>Chessmaster 9000 will not have a learning function. >>>>>> >>>>>>The Endgame Databases will be in de Koning format. >>>>>> >>>>>That's too bad for people who already have the Namilov EGTBs installed for use >>>>>with any of a dozen+ other chess programs. (Oh well, I guess hard disk space is >>>>>pretty cheap these days...) But this is the only drawback (minor) in a great >>>>>list of improvements and new features -- I will be a buyer (as I have been for >>>>>EVERY version of Chessmaster that has ever shipped for the PC and for the Mac)! >>>> >>>>Glad you like the program. >>>> >>>>The complete set of 3, 4, and 5 man files in de Koning format is about 5.6 GB >>>>(which, IIRC, is about 1.5 GB smaller than the Nalimov format -- my memory might >>>>be failing me, though). >>>> >>>>The program will be shipping with a generator, so that users can complete any >>>>sets that do not come with the program. Additionally, we MIGHT allow these files >>>>to be available via download -- not sure yet. However, we hope that some kind >>>>soul (probably Dann Corbit) will generate them all and make them available on >>>>his FTP site. >>>> >>>>jm >>> >>>Just curious, would'nt it be easier to just let it support nalimov, without >>>re-inventing the wheel? >>>IMO smaller size is not a good enough reason because 1.5GB is nothing big deal >>>in todays computer world. >>> >>>another question (boy dont we ever stop asking question about CM :) ), can you >>>ask Johan to perticipate in this forum, It would be very interesting I am sure >>>for all CM fans :) >>> >>>cheers, >>>pavs >> >>More than anything else, using Johan's format both a legal issue and an ease of >>implementation issue. The reasons for both of these being the case should be >>fairly obvious. >> >>As for Johan participating in this forum (or any other), he prefers to keep >>silent and occasionally have me send the questions that I can't answer to him. >>He's incredibly busy working on....well....unfortunately, I can't say.... ;-) >> >>jm > >If we guess the first letter then my hope goes for Blunder counter/analyzer. >I haven't seen this in any program sofar. > >Interesting data could be how deep the blunders are and if there are any common >theme in them. Also where in the game these blunders happend, endgame, near >timecontrol etc. > >But I guess there is a lot of braingames that start with the letter B. > >Odd Gunnar You'd never guess. And, as I said, it probably wouldn't be of too much interest to people on this board. However, the Game Analysis feature does tell you how many "errors" you made during your game. Is that a "Blunder counter"? jm
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