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Subject: Re: Komputer Korner APOLOGIZES to Chris Dorr and to Mindscape

Author: Komputer Korner

Date: 23:39:59 12/23/98

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On December 23, 1998 at 10:14:46, blass uri wrote:

>
>On December 23, 1998 at 08:56:26, Prakash Das wrote:
>
>> Not to put more oil on fire, but I always thought CM was a toy for IM and
>>GM players. I have yet to hear any of the very top players say they train with
>>cm6000.. (perhaps they do in secret when they have time to waste but none of
>>them has yet endorsed it).
>> CM is no doubt an excellent value for the lower rated players with all it's
>>tutorials and personalities and board configuartions. This is clearly aimed at
>>the mass market, and I don't say it's a toy because of it's price: the price is
>>irrelevant.
>> Very strong players have different needs, their time is limited, they want the
>>maximum out of a chess program (the meat of it, not tutorials and "gimmicks").
>>After you are done with teh gimmicks, you are left with the program itself, so
>>tutorials and such is irrelevant in the long run.
>>
>> I will wait for CM8000 and beyond.
>
>I think that IM and GM's can train with CM6000 and do things that they cannot do
>with other programs.
>
>If they want to analyze an idea in the opening (for example a novelty that  thay
>prepare against an opponent) and the computer does not understand the position
>then they can do nothing about it if they are not using chessmaster.
>
>With chessmaster6000 they can change the mobility parameter,king safety
>parameter,material values and suddenly the computer understand the position so
>they can play against the personality that understand the ideas of the position
>and learn from the game.
>
>I want to know what IM's and GM's think about it.
>
>Uri

Yes Uri, but CM6000 is not the only program that you can change parameters with.
--
Komputer Korner



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