Keith123 wrote:
Wrote:

Here's how Chessmaster would play out the ending without endgame
databases:

[Event ""]
[Site ""]
[Date "2006.8.28"]
[Round ""]
[White "CM NO EGDB"]
[Black "CM NO EGDB"]
[TimeControl "?"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Setup "1"]
[FEN "4k3/8/8/8/4P3/8/8/4K3 w - - 0 1"]

1.Kd2 Kd7 2.Ke3 Ke6 3.Kf4 Kf6 4.Kg3 Ke5 5.Kf3 Kd6 6.Ke2 Ke5 7.Kd3 Kf6
8.Kd4 Ke6 9.e5 Kf7 10.Ke3 Ke6 11.Kf4 Kf7 12.Kf5 Ke7 13.e6 Ke8 14.Ke4
Ke7
15.Kd5 Ke8 16.Kd4 Kf8 17.Ke5 Ke7 18.Kd4 Kxe6 1/2-1/2

jmI like your example as Chessmaster at least tries for a win even though
at move 18.kd4 White suddenly gives up trying to win. My "Chessbase
Light" program also suggests moves in the above position that allows a
draw sooner than I would expect. I watched the Waitzkin tutorial on
Chessmaster 9000 on this kind of basic endgame and it was quite
excellent in my opinion so the $9.99 I spent will be well worth it!

--
Keith123

Chessmaster is a phenomenal buy, even if you pay full price. At least,
that's my humble opinion. :-)

jm