Author: Mike Byrne
Date: 19:26:52 08/27/02
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On August 27, 2002 at 22:12:55, John Merlino wrote: >I have downloaded List 4.61 and have played a few games against Chessmaster 9000 >with it. The time control was G/10 with pondering off, on a PIII-600. > >I think there must be something wrong, because CM9000 checkmated List in the >first game in 19 moves: > >[Event ""] >[Site ""] >[Date "2002.8.27"] >[Round ""] >[White "List"] >[Black "Chessmaster"] >[TimeControl "600"] >[Result "0-1"] > >1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.Qxd4 Nc6 4.Qd1 Nf6 5.Nc3 Bb4 6.Bd2 O-O 7.f3 d5 8.Bg5 >Qe7 9.Bxf6 Qxf6 10.exd5 Bxc3+ 11.bxc3 Qxc3+ 12.Kf2 Qc5+ 13.Kg3 Ne7 14.c4 >Nf5+ 15.Kf4 Qe3+ 16.Kg4 Nd6+ 17.Kh4 Qh6+ 18.Kg3 Nf5+ 19.Kg4 Qh4# 0-1 > >In the second game, List gave up its queen early and was mated in 27 moves: > >[Event ""] >[Site ""] >[Date "2002.8.27"] >[Round ""] >[White "Chessmaster"] >[Black "List"] >[TimeControl "600"] >[Result "1-0"] > >1.e4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.exd5 Nxd5 4.Bc4 e6 5.d4 Bb4 6.Ne2 Nb6 7.Bd3 c5 8.O-O >O-O 9.Bf4 cxd4 10.Nxd4 Qxd4 11.Bxh7+ Kxh7 12.Qxd4 Nc6 13.Qd3+ Kg8 14.a3 >Be7 15.Bc7 Nd7 16.Rad1 Nc5 17.Qe3 Bd7 18.Bd6 Bxd6 19.Rxd6 b6 20.b4 e5 >21.bxc5 Nb8 22.Nd5 bxc5 23.Ne7+ Kh7 24.Qg5 g6 25.Rxg6 fxg6 26.Qxg6+ Kh8 >27.Qh6# 1-0 > >In general, List only seems to be thinking for a split second on its moves, only >up to depth 3 at most. > >Is there some special INI setting I don't know about? > >jm Yes, you need to obtain the Yace CD have it in the computer or else it will only search a few ply. A copy protection scheme is being implemented for free engines to ensure you have a legitimate free copy and not a bootleg version. The CD is free, but shipping and handling is $19.95. Send check or money order to for $19.95(US) to: Chess Programers Association of the Poor (CRAP) 9000 Destitute Drive New York, NY 10001 ;>) ;>) Sorry, I couldn't resist.
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