Chessmaster Personalities real?

Question

Are the personalities on Chessmaster real people or are they just models? I figured they may be fake because of their ridiculous ratings, does anyone know?

Answer 1

Good Question.

Josh is for real.  But I don't know about the rest.

Answer 2

Depends on the personality, but a general rule of thumb is.  

If it is above 2300, look up the name in google.  They often have created game player "similar" to real life chess masters. The lower level players are generally "created" except in the case of the Josh Watskin names, often accompanied by a age, they are again replicas of the I'm that does several of the voice lesson included in the game.  

You also might recognize this person from the early 90's movie "searching for bobby Fischer" which was loosely based on his life.

Answer 3

im guessing most of them are fake, and their only there to help you to improve your chess, however i agree that josh one may be real, since when he was young, he was a crazy attacking player lol