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Seriously, I have a rating of 1300 here on the site, I win some and I lose some. I can't even beat chessmaster 800 apponent, the game plays stupid as hell and then just as I'm about to win, it turns into Kasparov, wtf is up with that? It's like a freaking grandmaster at avoiding checks, it positions it's peices PERFECTLY, there literally isn't a single weak square anywhere.

Soon as I make a blunder, BAM it's in there gobbling up all my peices. Chess against a computer is absolutely ridiculous, I advise everyone, NEVER to buy chess software, it will cheat you. Matt thats the points with computer, they don't get panicked when they blunder. Thing is you too should not get carried away and keep concentrating.Can you post the game here when next time you play that personality?Keep few things in mind when playing against computers:1. Best way to play an engine is to play closed game with center locked. It will definitely help you develop your positional game.2. Against lower rated persnalities( under1800) keep calm, maintain patience and wait for them to commit a mistake, they will sure commit one.

Then learn how to maintain ur advantage. Which version do you have? I have the Grandmaster Edition and don't have any problem with the rated play against various personalities. It often leaves bishops en prise and occasionally even queens, allows me to sometimes pick up a piece expecting an exchange but it doesn't retake and makes a weird move with no real purpose instead. This is around the 900-1100 level.I prefer Shredder though, it makes fewer massive blunders at the lower levels than Chessmaster does. I doubt a 900 player playing seriously would overlook that the queen move they just made allowed it to be captured en prise.As a beginner player though, I do like how it presents the analysis of past games in an easy to follow way.

Will no doubt move on to using other analysis tools when I have progressed a lot more though. I've heard that Chessmaster lags behind most engines for analysis of high level games, but it should do nicely from beginner to intermediate I imagine.As EscherehcsE suggested, try changing the personality to play against. My advice to you as a player, is play that 800 rated personality with black and white until it can't beat you. You will find you are a much improved player. Your tacticall skills, general knowledge of openings and strategic assessments, to generate a winning attack against a king on the run are sound for that rating level.I used to have trouble with the version I have when I first started playing alot, with a Josh Waitzkin at 8 years old personality.

He played poor openings, but his tactical skills were out of this world for a 1300-1400 player. I have the chessmaster edition and I didn't take note of the personality of the computer apponent. Also it makes some retarded openings that throws me off my game, I know about 3 or 4 decent openings but they don't work when the computers makes stupid retard openings.And this is exactly why relative beginners are not advised to spend much time on openings except for the general opening principles. Essentially you have to 'earn' the right to play decent openings by showing that you know how to punish an opponent who doesn't play 'correctly'. It's the same with the computer.

Yes it can be a little frustrating when the computer plays so badly that it takes you out of your normal game, but that means that you need to work on positional evaluation and how to take advantage of material advantage. If you're really honest with yourself, isn't the real reason you're mad at the computer the fact that it's showing you that you're not as good as you thought you were? I have the chessmaster edition and I didn't take note of the personality of the computer apponent.

Also it makes some retarded openings that throws me off my game, I know about 3 or 4 decent openings but they don't work when the computers makes stupid retard openings.If you're really honest with yourself, isn't the real reason you're mad at the computer the fact that it's showing you that you're not as good as you thought you were?Yes in a way, I was expecting the computer to play consistently at a certain ELO, not suddenly turn into Kasparov when I'm about to check / mate it. You can't remember which personality you played against? You're really not making this easy.Chessmaster personalities of the same approximate rating can actually be hundreds of rating points apart.Which is why I suggested you try another one.

Also, if you feel like it, you can actually look at the characteristics of a personality and even change the settings more to your liking. There are things you can do to make Chessmaster play better. But if all you wanted to do is cry and vent, then there's not much we can do for you. I have the chessmaster edition and I didn't take note of the personality of the computer apponent.

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Also it makes some retarded openings that throws me off my game, I know about 3 or 4 decent openings but they don't work when the computers makes stupid retard openings.If you're really honest with yourself, isn't the real reason you're mad at the computer the fact that it's showing you that you're not as good as you thought you were?Yes in a way, I was expecting the computer to play consistently at a certain ELO, not suddenly turn into Kasparov when I'm about to check / mate it.Computers usually have a flaw or a few flaws in their game when it comes to the personalities. You have to compensate for that by making your strengths become greater than their's, or by making your weaknesses lessor than their's.What is your tactics trainer rating? I have a feeling that it plays bad openings and you barely get the better of it in the middle game and early end game. While you are soley looking for simple checkmates that not even you can screw up, so has the program. It is looking for a draw and trying to make it as hard as possible. You aren't looking for blunders, how it can draw, or how it has to be played for a less obvious checkmate.If you get better at tactics and punishing it in the openings for it's bad play, you'll be able to beat it handly before you know it. I have a tip for you for the chessmaster.

You can use the set up position feature. Once you establish an opening line that you want to play, you can also choose the personality and game type/length etc, that you want. While this is an effective tool, it won't really help repair the other weaknesses. I recommend that you do some of both. The version I have, has an interactive chess school built it. If yours has one, I recommend that you go through it. It will easily give you a few hundred rating points worth of ability if you absorb and apply it all.

Like I said before, try another personality.They're all different.Also, on the openings, you can create your own custom opening book in Chessmaster, and you can create as few or as many lines as you want, to whatever depth you want. After creating this custom book, you can have the personalities play from that book.So it's all within your power, if you really want to be proactive about it.While you are offering a good suggestion for his immediate self esteem, simply playing a personality that doesn't have his number, isn't going to help him learn about and overcome his deficiencies.

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Contents.Timeline. 1986: The Chessmaster series started with first published by Software Country, and soon after. It was published for,.

The game had a written by David Kittinger and the manufacturer rated the game at 2000. Rated it 2100; in reality, it is unknown at what strength it plays because the testings were done on slow 1980s computers.

Chessmaster 10th EditionThe Chessmaster is called The King, written by Johan de Koning of the. It was introduced in Chessmaster 4000; the first edition featured a chess engine written by David Kittinger, who went on to develop the engines for 's USCF Chess, WChess for the German company Millennium 2000, and 's, Majestic Chess and Disney's Aladdin Chess Adventures. The second edition had an engine designed by Kate and Dan Spracklen of fame.According to the September 2009 (SSDF) rating list, Chessmaster 9000 has an estimated of 2718 on an -1200 PC. If multiple versions of other engines are stripped out of their list, Chessmaster 9000 ranks 14th among all engines tested. As of May 2008, Chessmaster 9000 remains the most recent version rated by the SSDF.The latest version, Chessmaster 11th Edition, was released in 2007, and has lagged behind more current chess engines. Places it 84th on its February 2017 list.The King engine allows users to create new playing styles, also called 'personalities', by manipulating several dozen different settings, such as King Safety, Pawn Weakness, Randomness, Mobility and others.

Individual piece values can also be adjusted. Chessmaster 9000, for example, features over 150 different personalities ranging from International Grandmaster strength down to Stanley, a who, in most situations, plays completely random moves.The personality feature has inspired many amateur enthusiasts to attempt to find more optimum personalities. In Chessmaster 10th Edition, the creation of new personalities has been made easier than before.Notable games. vs. Chessmaster 9000 (September 2002), annotated at GameKnot:,Chessmaster won the four-game match against Christiansen held in September 2002, by a score of 2½-1½.

The Chessmaster program was operated by John Merlino, the Project Manager of Chessmaster at the time of the match. Four different personalities were used in the match, the first three of which were based on famous human:,. The final game of the match used the default 'Chessmaster' personality. Christiansen won the first game, lost the second and third games, and the fourth game resulted in a.Platforms To date, various versions of Chessmaster have appeared on Amiga, Apple II, Apple IIGS, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, DOS, Macintosh, (as a exclusive), PlayStation,.

Early Macintosh versions Chessmaster 3000 and 4000 were developed by Sebastian Rapport and Troy Heere that leveraged the Kittinger and de Koning engines respectively. Later Macintosh versions were ported by, and the latest Macintosh version available is Chessmaster 9000. Ubisoft also offers a downloadable version of the game, Chessmaster Challenge, which differs from Chessmaster 10th Edition in its simplified interface and scaled-down tutorials.The more recent editions of Chessmaster include both 2D and 3D designs, and a large number of different boards and themed chess piece designs. The interface was revised for Chessmaster 10th Edition and features animated 3D sets in which the pieces 'walk' between squares and have simulated battles when a piece is taken, reminiscent of or the set from. Chessmaster 10th Edition also comes packed with a pair of red and blue glasses to view the set in 'enhanced 3D'.Xbox Live Arcade An version with multiplayer and camera support for the called Chessmaster Live was released on 30 January 2008, but is no longer available.This version of Chessmaster contained a bug allowing the white player to indefinitely hold up a match until a player resigned.

The game was eventually patched so that neither player would gain or lose Elo points if they resign before the first move.Reception The combined sales of the Chessmaster series had reached 1 million copies by September 1996. The series surpassed 5 million units in sales by 2002, making it the highest-selling computer chess series ever at the time.In 1989, found Chessmaster 2100 's features 'the clear winners' over Sargon 4, in 1992 reported that Chessmaster 3000 had added 'a lot' to its predecessors, with new tutorial features and a variety of computer opponents making the game 'a truly impressive sequel',and in 1994 approved of Chessmaster 4000 Turbo 's new AI 'personalities' based on historical chess players. 4000 Turbo received a perfect 10 out of 10 score from.In Japan, magazine scored the 1991 Super Famicom version of the game a 23 out of 40, and the 1994 Game Boy version a 21 out of 40.Critical reaction to the Chessmaster series has been mostly positive. Commented that ' Chessmaster has remained the consummate standard in console chess games since the '80s.' Said that 'the series itself remains the best way to play and learn about chess on the PC.' Chessmaster: Grandmaster Edition, the most recent PC edition of the series, scored positive reviews, with saying: 'this one-stop shop for an entire chess-playing and learning family should last until you're all grandmasters.'

Chessmaster 10th Edition holds an 84% rating on review aggregator site. IGN gave Chessmaster 10th Edition a score of 8.4/10, calling it 'the best chess game in town.' GameSpot's review of Chessmaster 10th Edition said, 'If you're looking for a good chess program that's packed with a plethora of features and all the bells and whistles, you'll be very happy with Chessmaster 10th Edition.The version of Chessmaster received a score of 9/10 from IGN, who called it 'an absolutely superlative product that will be enjoyed for week after week by fans of the mental contest.' IGN criticized the Nintendo DS version of Chessmaster: The Art of Learning for its lack of multiplayer, but gave it an overall positive review, with a score of 7.8/10. IGN criticized the 'boring' presentation of the PlayStation Portable version of Chessmaster: The Art of Learning, but added that 'there's no doubt that the information is valuable and can teach you the finer points of the game.' Although the Chessmaster engine is generally not as strong as the engines of other commercially available chess programs such as, critics have praised the Chessmaster series for its comprehensive tutorials aimed at players of amateur and moderate skill levels. In its review of Chessmaster 9000, IGN said that 'the series has always distinguished itself with first-rate chess teaching tools,' and welcomed the game's 'appeal towards inexperienced and mid-level players.

With all manner of tutorials, detailed analysis and exercises, the game helps ease newbies into the experience.' GameSpot's review of Chessmaster 10th Edition commented positively on the game's 'huge bundle of features aimed at everyone from the neophyte who's looking to learn the basics to the advanced wood pusher who may need practice for tournament play.' A common criticism of the series has been the lack of new features in successive installments. IGN's review of Chessmaster 10th Edition commented, 'it simply doesn't add enough over any of the last two versions to make it a necessary upgrade.' Awards The editors of named Chessmaster Online the best online game of 1997.In 1994, named Chessmaster 4000 Turbo the 20th best computer game of all time, calling it the best of the series so far and accessible to all skill levels. The editors wrote, 'A chess game? In the Top 50?

Well, why not?' In June 1994 Chessmaster 4000 was a finalist for Computer Gaming World 's Strategy Game of the Year award, losing to The editors wrote that 'Software Toolworks still has the capacity and the will to improve their best-selling chess engine'.Chessmaster 3000 was named the 40th best computer game ever by PC Gamer UK in 1997. The editors wrote that 'it remains. the premier PC chess title, with just the right balance of fancy game options and high-end gameplay. ChessMaster 3000 runs much faster than subsequent versions of the game and makes a welcome change from guns and guts'.In 1997 Chessmaster 5000 was a finalist for Computer Gaming World 's Classic/Puzzle Game of the Year award, losing to. See also.References. ^.

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