Well, I finally found out why everyone is so confused about inflations in Chessmaster 9000. Actually, I've discovered the Chessmaster 9000 ratings are not inflated. Once you realize the measurements of these personalities, then you begin to understand the reason for their ratings. These CHessmaster 9000 personalities are definitely USCF rated with a 40 moves in 40 minutes tacked onto it. How discovered it? Well, I payed my Mephisto CHess Explorer (rated 2080 USCF) against the 2230 Jade personality on Chessmaster. Jade won. I was surprised, because Mephisto kicks my butt, and I've never seen it lose to anyone human or inhuman. If you guys want to analyze the game for kicks, here it is, and man is it a LONG ONE! It's WAR in the truest sense:
[Event "Jade Versus Mephisto"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2006.3.5"]
[Round ""]
[White "Jade"]
[Black "Mephisto Chess Explorer"]
[TimeControl "40/2400"]
[Result "1-0"]
1.d4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.g3 Bd6 4.Bg2 Nf6 5.c3 O-O 6.Be3 Nbd7 7.O-O b6 8.Qa4
Bb7 9.Bg5 h6 10.Be3 c5 11.Na3 cxd4 12.cxd4 a6 13.Rac1 Ne4 14.Rcd1 Rc8
15.Qb3 Qe7 16.Nc2 Rc7 17.Nce1 Rfc8 18.Nd3 Rc4 19.a3 Ba8 20.Bh3 Bc6
21.Qa2 Rc2 22.Qb3 Bb5 23.a4 Bxd3 24.exd3 Nef6 25.Bd2 R2c7 26.Bg2 Rc6
27.Rfe1 Ng4 28.Re2 R6c7 29.h3 Ngf6 30.Rf1 Rc2 31.Re3 R2c6 32.Rd1 R6c7
33.Nh4 Qf8 34.Nf3 Qd8 35.Bf1 Rc6 36.Bg2 Qe7 37.Ra1 R6c7 38.Re2 Qd8
39.Kh2 Rc2 40.Ne1 R2c6 41.Rd1 Qe7 42.Kg1 R6c7 43.Nf3 Kh8 44.Bc3 Qf8
45.Ne1 Qd8 46.Nf3 Qe7 47.Rb1 Qf8 48.Rd1 Qe8 49.Kh1 Be7 50.Bd2 Qf8 51.Kg1
Qd8 52.Bf4 Rc6 53.Bd2 Bd6 54.Ra1 R8c7 55.Rd1 Ne8 56.Ra1 Qf6 57.Rd1 Rc8
58.Re3 Bc7 59.Re2 Bb8 60.Bc3 Qg6 61.Nh4 Qh5 62.Ree1 Bf4 63.Nf3 Bc7
64.Bd2 Nef6 65.Bc3 Nh7 66.Kh1 Ng5 67.Ng1 Bd6 68.Re2 Qg6 69.Kh2 R8c7
70.Kh1 Nf6 71.Re3 Re7 72.f4 Ngh7 73.Bd2 Rec7 74.Rf1 Nf8 75.Ne2 N8d7
76.Ref3 Rc8 77.Nc3 R6c7 78.Kg1 Nh5 79.Kh2 Rc6 80.Rd1 Nhf6 81.Kg1 R8c7
82.Ne2 Nf8 83.Be1 Rc8 84.Nc3 Rd8 85.Rd2 N8d7 86.Rd1 Rg8 87.Bd2 Rgc8
88.Re1 Nf8 89.Nd1 Nh5 90.g4 Nf6 91.Ne3 R8c7 92.Rff1 N8d7 93.Re2 Qh7
94.f5 Bg3 95.Qa3 Rc8 96.b4 R8c7 97.b5 axb5 98.axb5 Rc2 99.Nxc2 Rxc2
100.Qb3 Rc7 101.fxe6 fxe6 102.Re3 Bd6 103.Rxe6 Bf8 104.Rc6 Ra7 105.Rc8
Qg8 106.Kh1 Ra3 107.Qc2 Qf7 108.Bb4 Ra7 109.Bd6 Kh7 110.Bh2 g6 111.Rc6
Ra5 112.Rc7 Bg7 113.Qc6 Qe7 114.Bd6 Qe2 115.Rxd7 Nxd7 116.Qxd7 Ra2
117.Rg1 Qf2 118.Be5 Qf8 119.Rf1 Qg8 120.Rf7 Ra1+ 121.Kh2 Kh8 122.Rxg7
Rh1+ 123.Bxh1 Qh7 124.Rxh7+ Kg8 125.Qg7# 1-0