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Subject: Re: Chess Master 3000 strength

Author: Djordje Vidanovic

Date: 17:03:13 01/05/99

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On January 05, 1999 at 15:37:26, Komputer Korner wrote:

>On January 05, 1999 at 14:33:32, John Coffey wrote:
>
>>I had a fun time playing with CM3000 recently.  I found it to be strong
>>(compared to me.)
>>
>>Anybody know what the strength is?  I found that on a Pentium 133 mhz computer
>>that it would appear to be a strong master.  I know that the program origianlly
>>came out when 486 33mhz machines were the norm.
>>
>>John Coffey
>
>That engine was by Dan Spracklen. The CM4000-6000 engines by De Koenig are much
>stronger but they are selective search engines as opposed to the full width
>search engine of CM3000. Of course the strength is determined to alrge degree on
>the speed of the computer. Taken from the SSDF list see below.
>30 Chessmaster 4000 486/50-66 MHz          2293   34   -33   462   66%  2173
>121 Chessmaster 3000  386/25-33 MHz         1932   68   -74   103   36%  2030
>Thus the CM3000 engine is weaker. I would say 200-250 points weaker.
>--
>Komputer Korner

The engine of CM3000 was written by Dave Kittinger, not the Spracklens.  They
made the CM2100 engine for the PC, Apple and some other computers. On a P/133 it
should be about 2150, I think.

Regards,
Djordje




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