Author: John Merlino
Date: 12:16:27 09/13/03
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On September 13, 2003 at 14:47:47, Dana Turnmire wrote: >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. Did you try "Actions -> Wake Up" (CTRL+W)? Also, you can paste FEN into Chessmaster by going to "Edit -> Paste -> Forsythe position". This is something else to try. jm
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