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Subject: Re: CM9000 v GM Christiansen Info

Author: pavel

Date: 17:29:08 09/16/02

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On September 16, 2002 at 20:23:13, John Merlino wrote:

>Here is the updated information on the CM9000 vs current US champion GM Larry
>Christiansen match.
>
>The match will be played over ICC on Saturday, September 28th and Sunday
>September 29th. There will be four games, two on each day. The start times for
>the games will be 10am and 6pm Eastern time. The time control will be 30/60 (30
>moves in one hour).
>
>Chessmaster 9000 will be using a P4-2.4GHz machine, and (yet to be determined)
>adjustments will be made to the hash table size.
>
>Additionally, GM Christiansen will be playing against four different CM
>personalities. One of them will be the Chessmaster personality, and the other
>three will be GM personalities that will be selected by the development team. I
>am not sure when (if at all) we have to announce the other personalities, but I
>know that the Chessmaster personality will be going last. Apart from changing
>the hash-table size, no adjustments to the personalities will be made for this
>match.
>
>Live commentary will be provided by GM Yasser Seirawan and Women's GM and
>current US Womens champion Jennifer Shahade. It is unknown yet whether or not IM
>Josh Waitzkin will also be providing commentary.
>
>We hope to see you all there! I have to get up before 6am on both days, so there
>goes my weekend! :-)
>
>jm

Sounds great!
However a longer time control would be nicer.

Thanks for the news John.

cheers,
pavs



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