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Subject: Re: You can not make a bad decision by buying the Rebel 11 CD !

Author: Jorge Pichard

Date: 18:27:19 10/30/00

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On October 30, 2000 at 21:22:34, Jorge Pichard wrote:

>On October 30, 2000 at 20:51:41, stuart taylor wrote:
>
>There is a program for every purpose out there, it all depend what you are
>looking in a P.C.Chess program, For instance, if you are looking for the
>stongest program available now, then you have a choice between Gambit Tiger or
>Rebel Century 3.0 which is offered on the same CD. But if you want to wait for
>Fritz 7 or even better Shredder 5, they should be around christmas time.  Now if
>you are looking for the program with the most features you don't need to go any
>further CM 8000 is almost available, plus it also has the best Graphics
>available yet, and it ended in 2nd place in the strong Dutch Open. Now if you
>are looking for the program that play closer to a human , then your choice again
>is with Rebel Century or Nimzo 8,Plus Rebel play the strongest against humans so
>far.
>
>Pichard.
>
>>Isn't it most sensible to wait until another 2 or 3 top programs are on the
>>market, and are tested, and then get the one(s) with the strongest results?
>>  As I wrote below, Surely the STRONGEST program, even if it seems dull, will
>>never be dull, if the most effective line is adventurous and brilliant. It will
>>play that!  But you can be confident that whatever it does is RIGHT and best.
>>
>>  What interest is interesting if it might be wrong? That would make me spend
>>hours and days testing interesting sacrifices to see if they are perfect or not,
>>and I will never know what to expect, since sometimes they will be and sometimes
>>not. If they are sometimes not, then in 5 years from now, that program will be
>>wiped off the board by any other program, in a match, if not in every game,
>>whereas Chess Tiger 13(e.g.)might remain quite competitive even long after then!
>>  Maybe CT 13 will now be the successor of HIARCS which seems to be quite
>>resilient. Or will it be Shredder?
>>  But best competetive results must surely be the best buy, and the most
>>authentic both positionally and tactically, and, when interesting--VERY
>>interesting!
>>S.Taylor
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>>On October 30, 2000 at 17:07:57, Timothy J. Frohlick wrote:
>>
>>>Daniel,
>>>
>>>Get the Rebel 11 CD.  Next in line would be Shredder 5.  Last, but not least I
>>>would recommend Chessmaster 8000 because it can probably beat 99.99% of the
>>>players at this site on a consistent basis and is only $25.95 for the upgrade
>>>from CM6000/7000.
>>>
>>>Tim Frohlick
>>>
>>>On October 30, 2000 at 16:58:47, Daniel Chancey wrote:
>>>
>>>>What to buy?   I'll probably have 4 or 5 choices.   Chessmaster 8000, Shredder
>>>>5, Fritz 7, Rebel Century 3, or other.
>>>>
>>>>Chessmaster 8000 might be more like a learning program.  It stil has a small
>>>>book and secondary time controls still not available.  Shredder 5 is the world
>>>>computer champion.  Hope to learn more about this.  Rebel Century 3 is a strong
>>>>positional computer.  Fritz 7 is a fighting one I believe.  Way too early to
>>>>decide.
>>>>
>>>>As for my book,  I'll plan to put in 1 last update before the year is over.
>>>>Also  (to Chessmaster fans)  I'll try to put in a few G/60 matches.
>>>>
>>>>Castle2000



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