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Subject: Re: chessmaster 9000 question

Author: John Merlino

Date: 21:23:17 06/10/04

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On June 11, 2004 at 00:13:23, eric guttenberg wrote:

>I have had Chessmaster 9000 for some time but have only recently begun to
>use it a lot. My question is about the opening books...is there one
>which is most recommended for strongest play?  I had sort of assumed that
>the default cm9000 book would be the best, but in view of the fact that
>it has been proven that the default engine settings are not the strongest, I
>am not sure.
>
>eric

The default book is only designed to be the most eclectic. It has taken from GM
moves and only move frequency was taken into account.

It might be the strongest book, and it might not -- I have no idea. I don't
think any serious research has been done on this.

jm



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