Author: Lyn Harper
Date: 12:54:51 03/09/02
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On March 09, 2002 at 09:33:14, Georg v. Zimmermann wrote:
>On March 09, 2002 at 08:39:28, Geo Disher wrote:
>
>>I am trying to decide if I should become a member of ICC or Kasparov chess site.
>> From a chess computer persective as well as general playing perspective what
>>are the pros and cons of these two sites. For example I clearly can see that
>>more people seem to be on ICC vs Kasparovs site. I also see that I can get in
>>many cases computer evaluations from others on big chess matches. Any help
>>would be appreciated.
>
>Fics: best free server (www.freechess.org)
>ICC: best commercial (www.chessclub.com)
>
>IMHO
>
>most people,
>best, and lots of interfaces to chose from
>server software developed over many years with excellent features (notify lists,
>channels, censor, formulas, variants ...)
>
>
>Regards,
>Georg
Depends how keen you are. It's normal to be willing to pay for
ICC while you are obsessed with the game. You can watch GM's play, it's
quite interesting. And of course, ICC's Blitzin interface is streets
ahead of the others. But once the enthusiasm has worn off, and you just
want the occasional recreational game, FICS is fine.
This has been the case with me.
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