Author: Jonas Cohonas
Date: 19:41:50 08/27/02
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On August 27, 2002 at 22:26:52, Mike Byrne wrote: >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. LOL good one :)
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