Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 10:23:50 09/30/98
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On September 30, 1998 at 03:46:38, Shaun Graham wrote: >On September 30, 1998 at 01:13:32, Jouni Uski wrote: > >>On September 30, 1998 at 00:35:13, Shaun Graham wrote: >> >>> >>>7. Aesthetic appeal, it runs in win95-98 and has multiple boards and a very >>>high qaulity 3d feature(perhaps and IMHO the best 3d available) Nicest GUI >>>available in most people oppinion i'm sure. >>> >> >>Really? I found Fritz's 3D board to be like a joke - I watched it couple of >>seconds and it was enough... CM5000 has only real 3D board so far. >> >>Jouni > > >Well Bernie everyone has there own oppinion, but i think few would think >CM5000's bitmap image method can compare to the fritz 3d. You can find some >examples of what Fritz's 3d looks like on the chessbase page. However, your discussions hit *the* main point. Engine strength is not nearly so important as the "interface". Probably any program on the market can beat all of us here. and can beat 99.99% of the total chess players on the planet. So choosing has to use other criteria. I would personally use Shaun's description of the interface/features is *the* key issue. How do you want to use the program? To play against? To analyze your games to see where you made mistakes? To test your openings? To train tactically? Once you figure out how you are going to use it, *then* you can figure out which one best meets the needs you have listed. And *then* you end up with a program that fits your needs. Remember the old saying, "to the man with a hammer, everything looks like a nail." The moral, don't buy a hammer until you are sure you need a hammer and not a screwdriver or hot glue gun. Then you won't be disappointed. And you won't be able to beat it no matter what you buy, so that shouldn't even be an issue. You might like one style over another, as in the attacking style of CSTal, or the "make no mistakes" style of genius... or something in between...
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