Author: Hans Christian Lykke
Date: 22:53:14 06/10/99
Go up one level in this thread
On June 10, 1999 at 23:03:16, Melvin S. Schwartz wrote: > >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? > Hiarcs 7 - Fritz 5.32 was 18-22 BUT please go to http://home3.swipnet.se/~w-36794/ssdf/ where you can download the long list and ALL the results (by june 1.) Venlig hilsen Hans Chr. Lykke >Regards, >Mel> >>Venlig hilsen >> >>Hans Chr. Lykke SSDF >> >>>Mel> >>>>Dave
This page took 0 seconds to execute
Last modified: Thu, 15 Apr 21 08:11:13 -0700
Current Computer Chess Club Forums at Talkchess. This site by Sean Mintz.