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Subject: A key feature that all but CB lack

Author: Roy Eassa

Date: 13:19:48 01/17/01


I haven't seen this discussed here, but this is why I use Fritz far more than
all the others combined:

I often want to analyze a position in considerable depth, including many
branches at each move.  Fritz 6, and I assume the other ChessBase engines, have
the necessary features to keep track of this back-and-forth process.
Specifically, you can go up and down various variations (true for many chess
apps) and you can click on any existing variation and PROMOTE it above its
"parent" variation or DEMOTE it below its "child" variation.  This is incredibly
useful and I'm surprised it's not in other apps (not that I've tried every last
one).  Also, you can insert a diagram anywhere into the analysis.  When you copy
the analysis to the clipboard and subsequently past it into Word (etc.), a very
professional, fine-looking document is the result (especially nice on a high-res
printer).

(This is not to say I prefer ChessBase products in all areas.  I plan to buy
Chess Assistant over ChessBase.)



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