How to setup the TCP/IP in Chessmaster 9000 CM LIVE:

This procedure for the TCP/IP setup in Chessmaster Live or CM LIVE in Chessmaster was tested using Chessmaster 9000 in Windows XP with 2 computers in a home network connected by a common router. The procedure for the setup of TCP/IP should be similar in older versions of Chessmaster as well as newer versions such as the Chessmaster 10th edition and the Chessmaster XI or the Grandmaster edition.

How to setup the TCP/IP in Chessmaster 9000 CM LIVE:

Hosting computer:
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1. Start Chessmaster 9000
2. CM LIVE
3. TCP/IP
4. In the Create Session Box -> Game Name -- chessmaster
5. Click Host

Joining computer:
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1. Start Chessmaster 9000
2. CM LIVE
3. TCP/IP
4. In the Create Session Box -> Game Name -- chessmaster
5. In the Join Session Box -> Host IP Address or DNS Name -> 192.168.2.10 (Start -> Run -> cmd -> ipconfig (to obtain ip address)
6. Click Join

Note: chessmaster is a sample of Game Name and 192.168.2.10 is a sample ip address.

Challenge or Starting a chess game:
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1. Windows -> Online Information
2. Right click the Name of the player and click Challenge
3. Send Challenge
4. Other player will Accept the Challenge
5. Play the game