Author: Bob Durrett
Date: 14:36:55 11/13/02
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On November 13, 2002 at 15:50:08, Edwin Wigmore wrote: >I'm sorry if this puts you on the spot John, but I'm a bit cheesed off. > >I had been a great fan of the Fritz series having bought every copy from 3 to 6. >Then I became interested in Chessmaster and bought 7000 and 8000. > >I had intended to stay with Chessmaster and was about to buy 9000. A big part >of the reason for this is because if there was a problem, with you there I was >confident it would be sorted out. > >Now I am in a quandry. I don't know why they let you go, but it does definitely >influence the way I fee about Chessmaster, largely because the program (While I >really like it) does have more than it's fair share of bugs in the initial >releases. > >So now I am swaying heavily towards Fritz 8 which, with the new board layouts >looks absolutely superb and has very good features for analysis etc. > >So darn it, if I put you on the spot sorry, but.... if you were me would you buy >CM9000 or should I look elsewhere? > >Cheers and all the best for the future. Very sorry that things haven't worked >out. > >Edwin I feel that different engines serve different needs. As an overnight analysis tool, Fritz7 has served me well. But for playing against the computer, CM is clearly superior IMHO. Bob D.
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