Author: Ferdinand S. Mosca
Date: 08:49:26 04/07/03
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On April 06, 2003 at 10:49:35, Mike Byrne wrote: >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 Thank you Mike the above site is the best one. > >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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