Author: Mike Byrne
Date: 07:49:35 04/06/03
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On April 06, 2003 at 07:30:59, Ferdinand S. Mosca wrote: >Good day!! > >I am searching for informations on chess programs for PDA, >be it commercial, freeware and shareware, is there any specific sites you can >recommend? > >Thanks, >Ferd http://www.bwhitby.freeserve.co.uk/index2.htm to save you time, you should consider these programs (I have tried them all) Palm: Chess Tiger - strongest Palm Program, based on the latest Chess Tiger v15.0 program. Many different options available for the user. # 1 Pick. Chess Genius - Classic Chess program by Richard Lang, based on the 1989 World Championship program "Mephisto Roma". Written in the strictest sense of the Palm GUI - intuitive, simple, clean interface, fewer user option than above. #2 Pick. All the other Palm programs are simply not worth it - save for Chessmaster for the Palm which does have the personality settings - but it is weaker than above and does NOT have PGN capability. Pocket PC: Pocket Grandmaster -3 different chess engines to chose from - Ruffian, SOS and Gromit. My top pick. WIth Ruffian, very strong. #1 Pick because of 3 engines. Chess Genius - updated engine over the the Palm version. New version 1.4 just released seems to be stronger at ST controls. #2 pick - I like this program a lot. Pocket Fritz 1 or 2. If you can find Pocket Fritz #1 for <$25, that would be my top pick -- but it is sold out in many places. I had Pocket Fritz 1 and loved it. Unfortunately, it cost me $50. Pocket Fritz 2 came out and it was going to cost me another $50 - NO UPGRADE AVAILABLE - so I said "No, thank you". They both have online database support which I never used and other programs do not have. That could be important to some people. It also has full PGN support with variations - that is nice if have for example the lastest CI #86 on pgn format and want to over games on the train and play out the variations. #3 Pick -- this would be number #1 pick if priced @ $29.95 or less. I also have Chess Partner Pocket PC - a little weaker than the other Pocket PC programs, I play this one after I get tired of losing to the others. It does have PGN support, IMO, none of the other Pocket PC program are worth it - I have tried them and deleted them. Some people like Pocket Crafty, but it refused to run on my machine. Microsoft Chess for the Pocket PC is the worse of the lot. I could play from the white side only, no pgn support Also, I think (not 100% sure), Pocket Fritz 2 works ONLY on Pocket PC 2002 and not PocketPC 2000, I would guess Pocket Fritz 1 would work on both Pocket PC 2000 AND Pocket PC 2002. So if you had older pocket pc, Pocket Fritz 2 may not be an option. Also, not all programs have "full" pgn support - some do allow for variations - others do not. But the ones I recommended have at least some PGN support unless otherwise noted.
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