Author: Ralph E. Carter
Date: 08:25:01 12/05/98
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On December 05, 1998 at 10:53:24, Matthew Herman wrote: >Recently there has been alot of discussion about CM6000 and whether it is good >for a strong player etc.. What I have seen from this discussion is that there >are some overlooked features maybe in CM6k that I am not seeing. Reynolds takata >said something about using Cm6k to prepare for an opponent.. I have no idea how >to do what he said in CM6k (I have cm5k-cm6k and fritz5) I am completely >confused with the database functions.. YES its engine is VERY STRONG. But the >database functions (very important stuff in my opinion) are practically nil >(though much improved). One nice training feature (the ability to create books >to prepare for an opponent or an opening in Fritz.) is not in CM6k. Also THERE >IS NO SUPPORT FOR VARIATIONS in cm6k .. something this simple is overlooked. If >CM or whoever owns "The King 3.0" would be able to have it be used as an >analysis engine inside CM6k where you can have it while you look at a game that >would be a VERY improved feature.. To put text commentary in the game and then >port it to pgn doesn't work. This is unconvenient. I want to know WHAT you can >do with the ENGINE if you can't analyse as well.. there are no variaitons >supported etc.. except play a game vs the program.??? If I want a strong >opponent I'll just fire up Crafty and play against in on winboard. Please shed >light on how I can get more out of cm6k. Since I already have database and repertoire management tools, I am free to enjoy a program for the engine alone. I like to close as many windows as possible, and just play chess. By the way, Fritz 5 is one of these tools.
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