Author: John Merlino
Date: 17:32:38 03/13/04
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On March 13, 2004 at 19:09:54, Mike Byrne wrote: >On March 13, 2004 at 18:49:26, Roy Brunjes wrote: > >>On March 13, 2004 at 17:54:18, Eugene Smith wrote: >> >>>Whats with CM9K,it`s probaly the most ignored chess program out. >>>Most of the chess web sites seem to avoid it like the plague!!! >>>Any comments? >> >>CM9000 is a "mass market" program -- or so I have heard it described as that >>before. It generally sells for a lower price than products from ChessBase or >>other major chess software providers / vendors. It is sold at almost any >>computer-related retail outlet and that may lead many to think it must be junk >>for the masses to consume -- surely not for the educated chess program user?! >>;^) >> >>It seems to be not "cool" to think CM9000 is a decent program. It does seem >>cool to think Fritz, Shredder, Hiarcs, Junior, etc are good programs. That, I >>believe, contributes to its less than high profile treatment on various >>websites. Those who would profess to know something about chess software would >>not want to be perceived as less than knowledgeable about chess software by >>talking about CM9000, in my opinion. >> >>Coolness is irrelevant to my situation - I'm way over trying to do trendy >>things. I just want something that provides value to me. CM9000 does, and so >>does Fritz for that matter. > >The engine has always been "cool" and it clearly seems to be one of the fastest >mate solvers from judging Merlino's posts. My interest in CM started with >Version 8 due to the winboard compatibility. One thing that surprised me (not >being a Chessmaster user) was the quality of IM Waitzkin tutorials - they are >well done. I didn't wast any time picking up a copy of CM9K. And yes I have all >the other "cool" programs too. I'm not a big fan of all the boards and pieces >etc, but they are selling that program to many people who are not members of >chess federations and chess clubs - and that is a good thing. > >Getting more people involved with chess is good - especially people who were not >involved at all with chess previously. Chessmaster is good for chess. Your last paragraph is exactly why I so loved working on Chessmaster (and also, to a lesser degree, Majestic Chess). It was always a great pleasure taking the programs to scholastic tournaments and having fun with the kids (and their parents). A great source of job (and personal) satisfaction. Glad that others have noticed as well.... jm
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