CM challenge: a preview of ChessMaster 11?

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CM challenge: a preview of ChessMaster 11?

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I got a download of CM Challenge and played against it, it seems to be very similar to CM 10th. edition (my favourite is CM 9000). Is this a preview of CM 11 ? Does anyone know which new features CM 11 will bring to us?
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Re: CM challenge: a preview of ChessMaster 11?

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Ponti wrote:I got a download of CM Challenge and played against it, it seems to be very similar to CM 10th. edition (my favourite is CM 9000). Is this a preview of CM 11 ? Does anyone know which new features CM 11 will bring to us?
Where did you get a download of CM Challenge?

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Re: CM challenge: a preview of ChessMaster 11?

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Ponti wrote:I got a download of CM Challenge and played against it, it seems to be very similar to CM 10th. edition (my favourite is CM 9000). Is this a preview of CM 11 ? Does anyone know which new features CM 11 will bring to us?
CM Challenge has The King 3.32 engine whereas CM10th Edition has The King 3.33 engine.

There was a thread here recently that listed the features of CM11.

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Re: CM challenge: a preview of ChessMaster 11?

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Re: CM challenge: a preview of ChessMaster 11?

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After installation from BigFish, I had to create a "big fish account"
After creation of the account, I clicked on the "Unlock Chessmaster Challenge" link.
I got the error message :
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"It appears you have not previously purchased this game or you have used all of your activations for the game. (206)

Choose what to do next:
[>] Buy Now
[>] Verify your Big Fish Games account
[>] View Our Online Help Section
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So it appears that this thing is just some way to sell us old copies of the ChessMaster game.

Yuck.