Author: John Merlino
Date: 17:54:06 12/05/02
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On December 05, 2002 at 20:26:05, Rex wrote: >I am a big Tiger fan but cant stand it when the field is NOT played evenly. WHY >and WHERE is CHESSMASTER9000? I am about, and think I will just go out and buy >it. If Ubi Software did not submit it then why. I just hope CM9000 was not >played because of some stupid reason. If so then we really know where CM9000 >stands in this list!! First of all, there is no "submission" process. The SSDF has the sole decision on what programs to test and on what hardware to test them. Secondly, the SSDF is basically just a group of guys who are devoting MANY MANY hours of their free time to creating this list. Most of the programs that they test have some form of autotesting capability, so all the testers have to do is press "OK" and the computers take it from there. Chessmaster, on the other hand, has no autotesting capability. To use the program with its default opening book and De Koning format EGTBs, means that all moves from CM must be input MANUALLY. This, obviously, is a big hassle, and is much more time-consuming. It is possible that the SSDF has already started to (slowly) test CM9000, and the program will show up on a future SSDF list once it plays the required minimum of 100 games (just think if YOU had to manually play 100 comp games at tournament time controls!). The other problem, which may not be a problem at all, but I really couldn't say (any more), is what settings should be used for The King engine. I would say that this is now completely in Johan's hands. If he asks the SSDF to test with non-default settings, then they might agree to do that, but I'm not sure. Either way, the latest version of CM always takes a few SSDF cycles to reach their list. So, be patient.... jm
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