Author: Odd Gunnar Malin
Date: 01:31:55 06/04/04
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On June 03, 2004 at 17:07:34, John Merlino wrote: >On June 03, 2004 at 16:29:58, Alan Grotier wrote: > >> >> Playing chess on the Excalibur Grandmaster tournament size auto sensory >> board with tournament size pieces has convienced me this is the only way to >> play and really enjoy a game of computer chess. >> Grandmaster is about the strength engine I require to play chess. >> However it will not give the detailed game information that any chess >> software can. >> >> Chessmaster 9K is my prefered chess software to play against because >> it has levels that match my strength. >> >> I hope the DGT electronic board is compatible with CM9K (I hope) >> >> Alan > >This is what the Chessmaster 9000 FAQ says (but it may be outdated now): > >18. Q: I have a chess board that can connect to a computer. Can I get it to work >with Chessmaster? > >A: While Chessmaster 9000 does not internally support any physical electronic >chess boards, some people have written "drivers" (programs that Windows can run >to allow hardware to interface with Windows) that might help you "disguise" your >chess board to make Chessmaster 9000 think that it is an Winboard chess engine. >At the time of this writing, three boards have had drivers written for them: the >Novag Universal Chess Board, the Saitek Kasparov PC Autoboard and the DGT >Electronic Chessboard. You can download the drivers for these boards by going >to: > >www.tim-mann.org/extensions.html > >Follow the directions on how to make the chess board work with WinBoard, and >then try importing the driver's EXE program just like you would any other chess >engine, via the "Import Winboard Engine" feature in the Game Room. >Please note, however, that Ubi Soft's Technical Support will not support any of >these programs, and that none of these programs have been tested with >Chessmaster 9000 by our Quality Assurance staff. Therefore, we take no >responsibility for any damage to any of your computer's hardware or installed >software (including Chessmaster 9000) that may occur if you attempt to use these >programs. Use them only at your own risk. > >jm The driver for the DGT-board mention at Tim Mann's site isn't a 'Winboard engineemulator' driver but a mouse/keyboard emulator. It a little work to set up because you have to give it some information on startup, but for longer games it is ok to spend a minute in preparation. They don't recommand to use this driver anymore (on the DGT site), maybe because of new feature in the latest board/clock. There is a problem if it was a winboard (engine) driver too (like my Dgt2Wb), this is that you aren't allowed to play a rated game (it would be an engine-engine game). Odd Gunnar
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