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Subject: Re: Chessmaster-WP Draws Match with Fritz 5!!

Author: Mark Young

Date: 03:15:44 09/25/98

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On September 25, 1998 at 02:59:07, Les Walker wrote:

>On September 25, 1998 at 01:25:44, Mark Young wrote:
>
>>On September 25, 1998 at 01:02:47, Jouni Uski wrote:
>>
>>>I wonder, if de Koning isn't familiar with these settings? They should be
>>>default in Chessmaster!
>>>
>>>Jouni
>>I don't have a clue why they setup the default settings the way they do. Just
>>setting SS=10 makes a big differece. I have not found any disadvantages to doing
>>this, in either playing humans or other computers. Most people that had CM5K and
>>up that I talk to agree. I knew CM5000 and CM5500 showed marked improvement with
>>the WP setting. I was not sure about CM6000, but it seem to work much better
>>here also.
>>
>>Some People joked that de Koning would improve CM6000 by using CM5500 with the
>>WP settings. :) But it does not seem to be the case.
>
>I recall seeing the WP setting listed somewhere in a past post, but am unable to
>find it. Would either of you gentlemen please post the WP settings for
>Chessmaster series? To your knowledge, have Chessmaster's settings ever been
>discussed with de Koning? I find it difficlt to believe he has *never* heard of
>these more optimal settings.
>
I posted the WP setting at the start of the thread. If you have trouble
understanding it I will explain.

I do not know if better setting have been discussed with de Koning. My guess is
yes, that he does know about the better setting.


>I am speculating here, but I am wondering if the goal, in the default settings,
>are deliberate to add flexibility to the program for the end user. From the
>position as an end user, I have found it most rewarding to achieve a more
>optimal setting by tweaking these ajustments. It is like a chess engine
>construction set for the non-programmers :-). If the Chessmaster personality
>were the utimate settings, what challenge could you aim for to personalize it.
>Also, I think Mindscape has a very broad market, in mind, with the Chessmaster
>series.
>
>Best Regards,
>
>Les W.



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