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Subject: Re: Chessmaster 7000

Author: Dave Gomboc

Date: 19:18:05 09/21/99

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On September 21, 1999 at 21:29:39, Micheal Cummings wrote:

>On September 21, 1999 at 20:27:00, John Merlino wrote:
>
>>On September 21, 1999 at 16:55:54, Dave Gomboc wrote:
>>
>>>On September 21, 1999 at 15:53:27, John Merlino wrote:
>>>
>>>>On September 21, 1999 at 14:05:13, Ricardo Sant Ana wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>Hello
>>>>>
>>>>>Does anyone know when will we have the new chessmaster 7000 ?
>>>>>
>>>>>Thanks in advance
>>>>>Ricardo Sant'Ana
>>>>
>>>>Chessmaster 7000 went gold on Friday the 10th of September. It should be in the
>>>>stores before the end of the month.
>>>>
>>>>jm
>>>
>>>Same engine, new training features?
>>>
>>>Dave
>>
>>Same engine, MANY new features, including a totally new interface and an
>>integrated (and USABLE!) opening book editor. About a dozen new Josh Waitzkin
>>annotated games (although most of them are for kids), new BEGINNER'S tutorials,
>>and a "Diagnostic Rating Exam" from Bruce Pandolfini. Obviously, the Chessmaster
>>guys are targeting the young beginning players with this new version, which is
>>good IMHO.
>>
>>jm
>
>To my knowledge, the engine has been updated also.

Other messages back during the WCCC mentioned that there was some difficulties
for the engine author and Mindscape to come to a pricing agreement on a new
engine version.  AFAIK, Mr. Merlino works at Mindscape, so I'll believe what he
said without some contradictory evidence.

Dave



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