Author: Albert Silver
Date: 05:27:17 12/22/01
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On December 21, 2001 at 11:06:45, Brian Kostick wrote:
>On December 20, 2001 at 23:21:29, pavel wrote:
>
>>Well, I need some opinions.
>>I want to buy chesstiger (very eager), but which one to buy?
>>
>>I could buy the one that comes with fritz interface, that way I can play it
>>against fritz7 and other chessbase engines that I have, but I cant play with any
>>winboard engines (esp yace) that are not native (ok maybe i can use adapter but
>>you guys know already, that its not the best way).
>>
>>Or buy the one where it comes with its own interface, then I can play it online
>>along with my favs. winboard engines. But not with my chessbase engines.
>>
>>I am confused. Dont you think, i deserve a chessbase native engine of CT if I
>>buy CT with its own interface? If I want to run chesstiger under fritz
>>interface, then I have to pay extra money for the engine (which I will already
>>have when I buy it with its own interface), and for interface which I already
>>have.
>>
>>whats the point?
>>or has this desolved? (then excuse my ignorance).
>>
>>thanks
>>pavs.
>
>pavel,
>
> I am not sure but I 'think' with the ChessBase version you could take the
>CT/GT .dll's and use them with ChessAssistant.
No, CB uses its own engine protocol with their .dlls that aren't supported by
CA. The Rebel-Tiger engine files are the same as those in CA, but since the
Tiger engine is included in CA, there's little point in getting Rebel-Tiger to
then include it in CA obviously. They are different products essentially. You
can test out the various interfaces (without Tiger) BTW:
- CA interface: Download CA Light at http://www.chessassistant.com I'd be sure
to get the Help file and look at the 'How to' chapters which take you through
the basics.
- CB interface: Download Fritz 6 demo at http:www.chessbase.com though from the
sound of it, you know it already. Mind you the CB version doesn't include the
Fritz 7 GUI so the online play would not be available.
- Rebel interface: Download Chess Partner at http://www.lokasoft.nl
All have their quirks and interesting aspects, and are at different prices. I'd
add that the Rebel package comes with the special Noomen opening book, the only
hand-tailored book of the three (in case this is an issue). Being Christmas
season, you should find interesting deals and offers by most resellers so I'd
shop around and consider this as well. Convekta (CA) has a pretty neat Christmas
package (CA + training program = CA + 2 training programs + DB update
subscription + book on tactics), but it all depends on what you're willing to
spend. Whatever your choice, you can't go wrong with Tiger.
Albert
>The opposite would not be true as
>the *.eng files would be missing. If you decide to go this route I'm sure I or
>someone here could check this in more detail.
>
> In the end I guess the choice is what you enjoy most. Sometimes people do not
>know what they enjoy the most but do know where they spend the most time. Just a
>thought.
>
>Regards, Brian K
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