Author: Christopher R. Dorr
Date: 06:50:25 12/17/98
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On December 16, 1998 at 17:11:20, Komputer Korner wrote: >This is good news about the CM7 opening book editor, but if they don't also add >the capability of analyzing in player player mode with the engine showing on >screen analysis and score eval while taking back and moving forward moves, then >ChessMaster will still remain a toy program. This is the single most important >feature in chess programs which all the high end programs have. >-- >Komputer Korner KK, exactly why do *you* get to decide what's the "single most important feature"? I've said it before, and I'm saying it again: I'm a USCF Master (pretty strong and serious), and I haven't used this feature in at least a year. My best friend is a USCF Master...he doesn't use it either. Our City Champion is a USCF 2300, and I asked him what he uses his computer for...he uses it to play games, and to analyse games from his students. So tell me....since we three serious, master-level players don't consider this feature very important *at all*, exactly how is it the 'single most important' feature? Yes, I know that you know chess software, but you simply don't speak for all (or probably evenb a majority) of computer-using chess players? Your obsessing on features that many consider trivial (opening book editor, this analysis mode) detracts from your toherwise informative and even-handed analysis of these programs. Chris Dorr USCF Life Master
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