Author: Mike Byrne
Date: 16:47:47 05/21/03
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On May 21, 2003 at 14:33:40, Kurt Utzinger wrote: >******* >English >******* > >After further reflection and one night sleep I have [after consulting >chessfriend Rolf Bühler] come to the following decision: > >1.) >The section "Chessmaster" on Homepage "Kurt & Rolf Chess": >http://www.beepworld.de/members39/utzinger >will again be opened as we do not want to "punish" the computerchess community >and the Chessmaster fans. This site will however no longer be updated. > >2.) >Chessmaster 9000 or The King 3.23 [in particular CM9_SKR] may still be >integrated in our tournaments, but the program is being dealt with like all >other engines [no special comments]. > >3.) >We abstain from creating/testing new CM9-settings. > >4.) >No comments whatsoever will be published about Chessmaster [The King] in the >future. > >5.) >Final remarks: > >From our long experience with the great [and often underestimated] TheKing >engine we can say the following: > >- default parameters may be best as overall setting >- there are some better settings than default at longer time controls [40'/40 >upwards] >- strong settings at blitz level are seldom worth testing at longer time >controls >- strongest settings at higher time controls are in most cases less reliable at >blitz level >- different methods of implementing The King/settings under Fritz-GUI lead to >other results >- play at least 300 games [50 games vs 6 engines] to find out if a setting is >good >- do not play CM9_X vs CM9_Y to determine strongest CM-setting >- even slightest amendments of CM9-params may have greatly influence playing >strength >- 32 MB hash is enough and perhaps best for The King [anyway not more than 64 >MB] >- reproduction of moves played during games is often not possible >- best CM settings for analysis [test positions] may not be best for tournament >play >- and just our opinion/feeling: The King plays stronger outside the CM9-GUI > > >****** >German >****** > >Nach reiflicher Überlegung und einer Nacht Schlaf, habe ich nach Rücksprache mit >Schachfreund Rolf Bühler folgenden Entscheid gefällt: > >1.) >Das Menu "Chessmaster" der Homepage <a >href="http://www.beepworld.de/members39/utzinger" target=_top>Kurt & Rolf >Chess</a> wird wieder eröffnet. Wir wollen die Schachgemeinschaft und die vielen >Fans von Chessmaster nicht bestrafen, weil wir die Lust verloren haben. > >2.) >Chessmaster 9000 bzw. The King 3.23 [insbesondere CM9_SKR] wird bei Bedarf >weiterhin in unsere Turniere integriert, jedoch bezüglich Kommentierung nicht >mehr speziell erwähnt oder besonders hervorgehoben. > >3.) >Ab sofort verzichten wir darauf, neue CM-settings zu kreieren und zu testen. > >4.) >Über Chessmaster werden wir keine Kommentare [welcher Art auch immer] mehr >abgeben. > >5.) >Einige abschliessende Bemerkungen: > >Aufgrund unserer langen Erfahrungen mit der grossartigen [und oftmals >unterschätzen] The King engine, können wir das folgende anmerken: > >- Einstellung "default" ist u.U. das beste Setting, brauchbar für jede >Spielstufe >- es gibt bessere Settings als default für längere Zeitkontrollen [40'/40 und >aufwärts] >- starke Settings für Blitz bringen selten dieselben guten Resultate mit höheren >Bedenkzeiten >- starke Settings auf höheren Bedenkzeiten sind meistens für Blitz weniger >geeignet >- unterschiedliche Methoden der Einbindung von TheKing/Settings bringen nicht >dieselben Resultate >- mindestens 300 Partien [50 games vs 6 engines] spielen, um herauszufinden, ob >Setting gut ist >- Verzicht auf Matches CM9_X vs CM9_Y, um das beste Setting zu testen >- selbst geringfügiste Änderungen der Parameter können die Spielweise von The >King beeinflussen >- 32 MB hash sind genug und wahrscheinlich am besten für The King [jedoch nie >mehr als 64 MB] >- oftmals ist es schwierig, in Partien gespielte Züge zu reproduzieren >- starke CM9 Settings für die Analyse [Testpositionen] sind u.U. weniger gut für >das Turnierspiel >- unsere Meinung/unser Gefühl: The King spielt etwas stärker ausserhalb der >CM9-GUI Kurt, Thank you for all the work you did with Chessmaster and helping everyone the pleasure of playing the strongest Chessmaster outside the non-Window standard UbiSoft GUI and in other professional and appealing GUI's such as Fritz 8,Chess Partner or Arena. I have a sense that perhaps something was said or implied to you that your work and your efforts were unappeciated or perhaps under-appreciated by somebody very close to the "The King". Do not let this get you down. Your un-ending efforts helped everyone enjoy the strongest "King" in an environment of their own chosing. Tonight I will play some games againt "The King" on a full-size" DGT tournamnet board under the F8 GUI with the "The King" moves spoken to me as it makes its moves. I believe this would have not been possible without your efforts. best regards, Michael
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