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Werner wrote: Wed Dec 15, 2021 3:43 pm Perhaps here
https://www.chess.com/forum/view/chess- ... -piece-set
Yes, I got it from here. I posted a request and EscherehcsE reuploaded it immediately! Big thanks to him :)
Funnily enough my account get muted after my request !?!? So I was not able to thank him. I hate this...
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Wilhelm wrote: Wed Dec 15, 2021 4:05 pm
Werner wrote: Wed Dec 15, 2021 3:43 pm Perhaps here
https://www.chess.com/forum/view/chess- ... -piece-set
Yes, I got it from here. I posted a request and EscherehcsE reuploaded it immediately! Big thanks to him :)
Funnily enough my account get muted after my request !?!? So I was not able to thank him. I hate this...
I backed up, too. Here it's unlimited, just for unregistered Captcha and slower download.
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Re: Retro chess - Chessmaster

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Just for info. The endgame databases are ready (all 3, 4, 5). On my Ryzen it takes 18h, size 5.6gb.
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JVMerlino wrote: Tue Dec 14, 2021 5:26 pm
Wilhelm wrote: Tue Dec 14, 2021 9:05 am Don't understand why CM11 is so hard to get. Maybe on ebay from time to time. Is it abandonware know?
Well, the prices are somewhat insane on ebay, with copies selling between $40-60 USD after shipping costs. I don't want it that badly. :-)
https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B000RF17YG ... au-22&th=1
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Graham Banks wrote: Fri Dec 17, 2021 1:06 am
JVMerlino wrote: Tue Dec 14, 2021 5:26 pm
Wilhelm wrote: Tue Dec 14, 2021 9:05 am Don't understand why CM11 is so hard to get. Maybe on ebay from time to time. Is it abandonware know?
Well, the prices are somewhat insane on ebay, with copies selling between $40-60 USD after shipping costs. I don't want it that badly. :-)
https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B000RF17YG ... au-22&th=1
Sadly, Amazon only has the PSP or DS versions.
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JVMerlino wrote: Fri Dec 17, 2021 2:24 am
Graham Banks wrote: Fri Dec 17, 2021 1:06 am
JVMerlino wrote: Tue Dec 14, 2021 5:26 pm
Wilhelm wrote: Tue Dec 14, 2021 9:05 am Don't understand why CM11 is so hard to get. Maybe on ebay from time to time. Is it abandonware know?
Well, the prices are somewhat insane on ebay, with copies selling between $40-60 USD after shipping costs. I don't want it that badly. :-)
https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B000RF17YG ... au-22&th=1
Sadly, Amazon only has the PSP or DS versions.
Oops. Missed that.
I have found a copy of CM9000 for the PC that is for sale.
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Graham Banks wrote: Fri Dec 17, 2021 3:20 am
JVMerlino wrote: Fri Dec 17, 2021 2:24 am
Graham Banks wrote: Fri Dec 17, 2021 1:06 am
JVMerlino wrote: Tue Dec 14, 2021 5:26 pm
Wilhelm wrote: Tue Dec 14, 2021 9:05 am Don't understand why CM11 is so hard to get. Maybe on ebay from time to time. Is it abandonware know?
Well, the prices are somewhat insane on ebay, with copies selling between $40-60 USD after shipping costs. I don't want it that badly. :-)
https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B000RF17YG ... au-22&th=1
Sadly, Amazon only has the PSP or DS versions.
Oops. Missed that.
I have found a copy of CM9000 for the PC that is for sale.
I will always have a working copy of CM9000, or at least I will as long as it can run on Windows.
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Is this legal ?!?! Abandomware? What realy is abandomware?
https://www.myabandonware.com/game/ches ... dition-gra
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