Author: Amicitia Stone
Date: 13:08:42 12/16/00
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>I'm afraid it is quite hopeless to wait for chess programs being reviewed in a >reasonable way, on gamer's pages alongside with action games, adventures etc. >These are two different worlds. Rebel, Shredder and the like are for us experts, >enthusiasts and people who know what en passant means in chess. Chessmaster is >one of the view which has a clearly visible strategy of suiting a larger >audience. I don't see it as being hopeless. Why should it be? If chessmaster is being reviewed all over the place, than I say so should all the other programs out there, and with good reason. Why should the hard working chess programmers of Tiger, Rebel, Fritz, Shredder, Nimzo etc.. get less publicity? You talk about how these programs are for the experts and enthusiasts only. Says who? I don't see on the Rebel page that this program are for experts only. I'm sure the author of these chess programs have no problem what-so-ever selling there products to newbies, or the less chess informed. It doesn't matter who you sell your product to, so long as you sell them. >I know this issue from the (seldom) german games magazine reviews of chess >programs (those which write about all the other popular pc games). While they >are experts in various categories like action, sports and so on, I don't think >they could determine a substantial difference between Tiger, Shredder or Fritz. >Or if they can, it won't appear in the article - because they would have to >explain every single computerchess term to their readers (that's why they >obviously like to talk about graphics, sound, and haver never shown a single >chess diagram or move in those reviews). For them, it has to fit on half a page >with a screendump. I understand where you are comming from here, and you do bring up a good example. I just think that people need to know that chessmaster isn't the only chess product that they can buy, and that there are other alternatives out there. Have a good day. >Regards, >M.Scheidl
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