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Subject: Re: CM9000 vs CM9000

Author: Roy Brunjes

Date: 19:02:57 10/18/02

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On October 18, 2002 at 20:31:21, John Merlino wrote:

>On October 18, 2002 at 19:54:47, Roy Brunjes wrote:
>
>>On October 18, 2002 at 12:27:42, John Merlino wrote:
>>
>>>On October 18, 2002 at 02:58:58, Stuart Smith wrote:
>>>
>>>>I'm sure I saw a thread re importing the King engine into CM9000 so that it can
>>>>play itself but I can't find it in the CCC search.
>>>>
>>>>From memory, John Merlino commented that an 'import' was not necessary; how do I
>>>>set up CM9000 so that it will play itself?
>>>>
>>>>Can I play different personalities against each other?
>>>>
>>>>Thanks
>>>
>>>Yes, you can play different personalities against each other. Or, if you want,
>>>you can even play the SAME personalities against each other (e.g. CM vs CM). Or,
>>>you can create a copy of a personality with one slight change (such as different
>>>hash table size, modified contempt for draw, etc.), and play that new version
>>>against the original.
>>>
>>>You can pretty much do anything you want with personalities.
>>>
>>>jm
>>
>>John,
>>
>>One thing that seems to be missing (or missing in my reading of the manual) is
>>the ability to bring up the "Mentor Lines" window and have the GUI use a
>>personality other than Chessmaster.  Sometimes it is interesting to analyze a
>>game in player/player mode (or the CM 9000 equivalent) and have an engine
>>commenting on how it would play each step of the way.  Is there an easy to
>>achieve this with CM9000 and a personality other than Chessmaster?
>>
>>Thanks for your help,
>>
>>Roy
>
>This is mentioned in the Gameplay FAQ, which you can read by going to
>www.chessmaster.com and clicking on the "Gameplay FAQ" link on the left (and NOT
>the "FAQ" link, which just leads to product info). Specifically, you will be
>looking for question #23.
>
>jm

Thanks John!  Works great!  It would perhaps be a bit easier for users if this
was something we could specify in the GUI (for Chessmaster 10000 -- which I
already plan to buy when it is available).

Great job at supporting the users here.

Roy



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