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Subject: Re: Chessbase 7 Any comments and / or experience

Author: Torstein Hall

Date: 01:15:05 07/27/98

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On July 27, 1998 at 04:11:21, Moritz Berger wrote:

>On July 27, 1998 at 03:32:23, Torstein Hall wrote:
>
>>
>>On July 27, 1998 at 03:24:16, Moritz Berger wrote:
>>
>>>On July 27, 1998 at 02:47:46, Torstein Hall wrote:
>>>
>>>>If anyone who has used the new version of Chessbase version 7 has any comments
>>>>or experience they want to share, it would be intersting to me, as I'm planning
>>>>to upgrade my CB
>>>>
>>>>Torstein
>>>
>>>For a complete list of features see www.chessbase.com
>>>
>>>I think you will not regret the upgrade ... I hated several things in CB 6 (e.g.
>>>speed of database "write" operations such as double elimination, physical
>>>deletion, copying and indexing etc.) - my complaints have been addressed with CB
>>>7 and the new features are amazing (tree (better than in Fritz, including
>>>variation spectrum, critical lines, main lines), player dossier, opening survey,
>>>repertoire maintenance, default reference database and tree, database
>>>canibalization, very sophisticated double elimination, automated download of
>>>TWIC issues, Internet upgradeability, addition of directories with
>>>subdirectories to main database window, huge update of player encyclopedia
>>>(including ELO development), included Fritz 5 and Crafy engines, *no dongle like
>>>CB 6*, ...)
>>>
>>>Sorry, but I like it.
>>>
>>>Moritz
>>
>>Don't be sorry! :)
>>
>>This sound like all I hoped it to be!
>>
>>The only thing I think I'm missing is a better search interface, I hate the
>>selectio of Black, and white etc. and adding players. Even after a year of use
>>with CB 6 I often end up with the wrong search. ( the first one or two times. )
>>
>>Torstein
>
>It's funny that you mention it: They cleaned up the search interface, you can
>now only enter 1 player for each black and white resp.
>
>The remedy is to use the player index (which also works in real time now) and
>put all the players on the clipboard (which is no longer restricted to any
>number of games).
>
>Still, Chess Assistant offers a better search dialog in that respect and doesn't
>have you figure out yourself that you ought to use the clipboard (which has
>become an important tool after they now removed the silly limitations of the
>past).
>
>Moritz

This looks like a gret improvment to me, so I'm running to my dealer toady!

Anyway, Thanks for ther information.

Torstein



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