Author: Melvin S. Schwartz
Date: 20:03:16 06/10/99
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On June 10, 1999 at 01:33:20, Hans Christian Lykke wrote: >On June 09, 1999 at 13:58:12, Melvin S. Schwartz wrote: > >> >>On June 09, 1999 at 01:17:44, Dave Gomboc wrote: >> >>>On June 09, 1999 at 00:21:13, Brian Smith wrote: >>> >>>>On June 08, 1999 at 22:25:32, James T. Walker wrote: >>>> >>>>>Hello Mel, >>>>>I know nothing of a new ChessMaster program but I know that "TheKing" engine is >>>>>up to at least version 3.0 and I expect to see that in the next ChessMaster >>>>>program. They are usually a year or so apart so I'd look for it in the next few >>>>>months or at least by Christmas. >>>>> Jim Walker >>>> >>>>I just hope it finally went up to 3.x because of some big advancement, not >>>>because people thought/think that there was no need to buy CM6k because the >>>>engine version only jumped from 2.55 to 2.61. >>> >>>Chessmaster marketing has never focused on the engine strength, with the >>>possible exception of the jump from CM3000 to CM4000, where they substituted de >>>Koning's engine for some apparently home-brew one. There'll be a new version of >>>Chessmaster because there is another Christmas coming, not because of the engine >>>difference. :-) >> >>Hello Dave! >> >>Chessmaster 6000 is, in my opinion, the most controversial program around, It >>was number 1 on the SSDF and now is number 2 - by just 1 point! How is it >>possible that the SSDF's rating system is considered so sound and yet there is >>this diversified opinion as to whether CM6000 even belongs in the top 5? What is >>your evaluation of CM6000, and how do you explain its high rating? >> >>Do you know how CM6000 has done in matches against Hiarcs 7 and Fritz 5.32? >> > >Until now: > >CM6000 - Fritz 5.32 2 - 2 > >CM6000 - Hiarcs 7 1,5 - 2,5 Hello Mr. Lykke: I am quite surprised that there are only four games between CM6000 and both Fritz and Hiarcs. That doesn't seem to be enough to give very meaningful results. My next question is what are the results of Hiarcs 7 against Fritz 5.32? Regards, Mel> >Venlig hilsen > >Hans Chr. Lykke SSDF > >>Mel> >>>Dave
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