Author: Jeroen van Dorp
Date: 14:26:57 12/12/99
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On December 12, 1999 at 16:57:39, Pete Melissakis wrote: >Chessmaster7000 and Fritz6 are now available. > >I have Chessmaster6000 and am ready to upgrade. I would appreciate >any opinions on which is the best program for analysis and training. > I guess you're going for one of the two. The general opinion about CM 7000 is that it isn't much of a step ahead. I will be corrected if I'm wrong. :) Furthermore CM 7000 generated some installation problems with people here and there, but others had no problems at all.The general feeling is that tech support for CM series sucks. Fritz 6 is a redesign and new engine as compared with Fritz 5. The program now has a standard Windows interface (scalable, pull down menus etc.). The database and opening book function is very good, so for a specific training (without vocal comments like in Chessmaster series) it's very good. If you're a chess player out for training and you cannot find anything new in CM6000, like the Josh Waitzkin annotated games or other training facilities, you won't find that much more in CM7000. If you're going to build a database for reference or research, analysis, end game with use of tablebases (solutions to certain endgames, 4- sometimes 5 pieces, depending on your HD space and your computer time:)) and installing search keys for all game parts, I would choose for Fritz. Well, then there's the price issue, with Fritz more expensive than CM. Roughly a factor two, so... So based on your message I would say that CM7000 doesn't give you a lot more than CM6000, and Fritz6 gives you some extra functionality. If you have to choose, and you can afford it, choose Fritz. But.... There's also Rebel Century you know, if you don't mind the DOS(sy) interface. It is a good one for training and especially sparring. Visit at http://www.rebel.nl and look around. Give it your thoughts. Jeroen ;-} ------------------------------- the ChessBrat at: jimvandorp@wxs.nl http://zip.to/jeroen ICQ#45740870 -------------------------------
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