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Subject: Re: Possible bug in Chessmaster 9000?

Author: Dana Turnmire

Date: 11:47:47 09/13/03

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On September 13, 2003 at 14:36:58, John Merlino wrote:

>On September 13, 2003 at 14:16:52, Dana Turnmire wrote:
>
>>On September 13, 2003 at 13:36:13, John Merlino wrote:
>>
>>>On September 13, 2003 at 10:02:19, Dana Turnmire wrote:
>>>
>>>>I can set up a position and then allow Chessmaster to play the position against
>>>>itself but it just sits there. Initially the thinking lines show what it's
>>>>thinking but it stays stuck on that one line and when I shut the thinking lines
>>>>down and then open it back up there is nothing but a blank space in the lines.
>>>>I ask for Mentor advice but none of the tabs are highlighted to start the
>>>>thinking.  I am running the 1.02 patch on Windows 2000 professional.  Am I doing
>>>>something wrong?
>>>
>>>When you load a PGN file, the program automatically sets the time control to
>>>"Infinite" if there is no time control specified in the PGN file. If the time
>>>control is Infinite, then the engine will never move.
>>>
>>>Also, you cannot ask for advice if it is a computer's turn to move -- only if it
>>>is a human's turn to move.
>>>
>>>Does this sound like what is happening in both cases?
>>>
>>>jm
>>
>>As far as the mentor advice you may be right.  But as far as the thinking lines
>>I tried about everything and they wouldn't work right.  I thought it might be
>>because I had loaded the pgn from Genius 7.  I tried loading the following FEN
>>(at first as a normal pgn) to Chessmaster and allowing Genius 7 to play White
>>and Chessmaster to play the Black pieces but Chessmaster just sits there at time
>>controls of 5sec/move and will not allow me to "force move" or anything.
>>
>>I'm thinking it may be because there is something wrong with Genius 7.  But I
>>don't know.
>>
>>[d] 3r1rk1/1b3p1p/p2q1Pp1/np2Q3/2p4R/6NP/PBB3PK/8 w - -
>
>Try a different time control, such as a simple one-minute game. Also try making
>BOTH of the players Chessmaster.
>
>Nobody else has reported this kind of behaviour, so I'm quite confused....
>
>jm

I clicked on set up position with this FEN and had Chessmaster play both colors
at game/5 min but neither side will do anything.  It may be some freaky thing
and maybe I will reinstall Chessmaster but I have not had this problem before as
far as I know.  Thanks.



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