Author: Komputer Korner
Date: 00:28:13 12/18/98
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On December 18, 1998 at 03:24:21, blass uri wrote: > >On December 18, 1998 at 02:54:53, Komputer Korner wrote: > >>On December 17, 1998 at 09:50:25, Christopher R. Dorr wrote: >> >>>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 >> >>Well then you simply aren't using computers to their fullest extent in helping >>you study chess. I don't care what your rating is. Even Kasparov uses player >>player mode with on screen PV analysis to look at positions. He isn't looking at >>the score evaluation of course but he is certainly looking at the PVs. Buy a top >>rated prgram like Rebel 10, M-Chess Pro 8 , Junior 5 or the upcoming Hiarcs 7 >>and use them properly to analyze positions and you will begin to understand how >>to study chess with chess engines. Perhaps an opening book editor isn't that >>important for some even though it has helped me win more than 1 game, but >>analysis in player player mode with on screen analysis of PVs IS the most >>important feature of a chess program. CM 6000 doesn't have that. It could be >>possible to set up a macro with an add on utility as Richard Fowell says to work >>around this but since all top chess programs have this feature, then I have the >>right to call CM6000 a toy program without that feature. >>-- >>Komputer Korner > >I do not think it is a big problem because I can use take back and switch sides >if I want to see the PV > >Uri Yes but that slows you down considerably. Since this should be your number 1 activity in studying chess, a lot of time will be wasted. -- Komputer Korner
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