Author: Mike Byrne
Date: 09:54:28 06/04/04
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On June 04, 2004 at 04:31:55, Odd Gunnar Malin wrote: >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This is what the Chessmaster 9000 FAQ says (but it may be outdated now): 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 I know there were may requests for rated engine vs engine games - I do not understand why they did not provide that functionality.
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