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Hi Ray,

yes I came across the same problem when I first got the module but havn t got round to contacting Millennium yet. It is quite frustrating that loading other source PGN s is so finicky and problematic

regards Lex

I decided to have a go at this create a King personality thingy since it looked fun and I enjoyed using the MV personality to play some games under the tournament tab. Initially I was somewhat flummoxed as to where to start. So I looked at the settings for the Mv and Nick s personalities. I also loo...

Hi both, thanks for following. The link works for me, though of course that dosn t help you, but I will give it again to show the beginning of the game here it is https://lichess.org/qd970zdt/black#0 perhaps try it again through another browser or device? technical gremlins regards Lex

Game 10 the final game. Playing black The King sallied a Sicilian Kalashnikov variation. Chessgenius erred a little castling queen-side on move 13, and by move 28 had still not developed its king-side bishop and rook. This persisted until move 33, when coupled with Chessgenius s pointless shuffling ...

Game 9. The King playing white entered a Nimzo indian, both programs were in book until move 10 and emerged into an equal middle game. At move 13 The King sacrificed a pawn for open play and the initiative, by move 20 it had jettisoned another. Whites position had more space and dynamism and blacks ...

Hi Steve, the MV user setting was developed in the German forum and is supposedly about 30 elo stronger than the active setting on the BT 2630 score. It is currently playing against Nick s King of Colorado in the inter-forum match. Heres a link to the setting in the german forum https://www.schachco...

Game 8 and the funky Chessgenius as white essayed a Nimzo Larsen attack modern variation. At first it was kind of hiding behind the sofa with hands over eyes time. Especially as the King switched to the Aegon book as its second string for the first time and replied with the trendy 4...Bd6 line and w...

Game 7. The King as white played an English with c4 and Chessgenius replied with the little seen Troger defence and we were in novelty territory with 7..Be7, this put the King almost a pawn up out of the opening according to Stockfish. With D4 - D5 the King established a central pawn phalanx which g...

On to game six. Here as white genius essayed a kings gambit and the King was in book until move 9 where it emerged to assess itself as just under a pawn down. Lichess opening database also didn t rate the line it played as that good so the King was somewhat let down by its opening book. Both engines...

Certainly an astounding victory by the Colorado King against a former world championship program! All of this stuff with the user settings is fascinating thanks for your interesting and industrious work in this
regards Lex

So game five. Genius as black played a Sicilian prins variation. It came out of the opening pretty even though the King had greater space and mobility. At move 25 with Rxd5 Genius went a pawn up but given that the rook was then running out of squares and the black pieces were very awkward with a har...

On to game 4. The King as black played a KID and initially didn t get much out of this, Stockfish seeing CG as coming better out of the opening phase. A strange tactical sequence followed CG s 22 Q b3 which lead to it gaining 2 rooks for the Queen. However The King s Queen and bishops could effectiv...

Jeez losing a 95 move game thats very frustrating, of course going with the score is fine

regards Lex

So onto game 3 with the King as white essaying a QGD Semmering variation. The King played the opening pretty well emerging with an edge and even coming up with a novelty NC4 on move 10. The other alternatives Ne4 and BB5 have lead to victories for black in master games. Then in a long game the King ...

Hi both thanks for your interest and predictions. It is indeed an intriguing match up and I myself am uncertain of the result. On the one hand Genius 3 is on a much faster and better processor and seems to be getting an extra ply or so in some situations. I could certainly see the King on Active she...