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Subject: Re: Chessmaster is the program which is used most times for cheating

Author: John Merlino

Date: 13:51:42 07/13/02

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On July 13, 2002 at 16:02:20, Marc van Hal wrote:

>On July 13, 2002 at 14:43:58, John Merlino wrote:
>
>>On July 13, 2002 at 13:10:57, Marc van Hal wrote:
>>
>>>Would this be because the think it is the most human style?
>>>Or because they think it's the strongest program in blitz?
>>>Or because they find it the most easiest interface.
>>>Or because it is the most sold product
>>>I think the last but their could be other reasons.
>>>
>>>Regards Marc van Hal
>>
>>I would say it is most likely the last reason, simply because there are so many
>>more copies of Chessmaster out there than any other program.
>>
>>BTW, How do you KNOW that Chessmaster is most used for cheating?
>>
>>jm
>
>
>I checked my analyses with and against many programs
>  also against many diferent styles of Chessmaster
>The Botvinik personelty for instance is very popular on the gaming zone
>
>Though all Chessmaster personeltys have something typical the King alogorithems.
>When i play games myself and the first 20 moves though long out of theory are
>exactly the same you have a very good bet with who you are dealing with.
>espacialy if you controle the time used for each move and when the oponent
>started to take time to find a way to contineu it's further plans.
>I rarely found cheaters which used typical Friz Junior or Rebel or Tiger moves
>Ok there still is an open field of amateur programs
>But Still the kings style is diferent
>I created one Chessmaster personellty which behaved the same as the other
>programs though
>Which had to do something with the Material\Position settings.
>Then again there are still many cyborgs.
>Then it is harder to detect
>which program is being used.
>But i must say that I can memorize many of my analyses better because of this.
>If I trapped someone in remembering a precise position I alwas ask him if he
>does learn something from it.
>If this is so Then he rather would be honest and say why he wants to use the
>program.
>I think that learning could be a good reason.
>aking the credit of someonelses work is something I will not give.
>And emailing Johan for every game Chessmaster won is to much work hehe.
>
>Regards Marc

Noted. :-)

jm



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