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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