Author: Jeroen van Dorp
Date: 20:53:03 09/15/03
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On September 13, 2003 at 18:08:17, Mike Hood wrote: >I do own Chessbase 8, but I never use it, because everything I need is possible >with Fritz. Do you wear ladies underwear? No? Neither do I. As we both don't need it, let's stop producing it, as there is no use for it. > All that occurs to me at the moment that Chessbase offers extra is: > >* automated database updates of the newest games from the TWIC website >* better sorting/filtering capabilities >* creating database keys to speed up the search of large databases > >There might be more, but that's all I can think of. So much is clear. Donate your copy to a good cause. It still must be in its original wrapping. > It's hardly worth the >existence of Chessbase as a distinct product. You have some really weird ideas about scaling up personal criteria to generally valid conclusions.... The few things you have discovered are indeed insufficent to keep it; but if you buy a car and never start it, your observation that there's no need for cars as walking goes faster has as limited value as your observations about CB8. For me I wouldn't like to miss the repertoire database facilities with repertoire scan, repertoire printouts, etc., extended search (filter) options, like separate extensive material search, manoeuvres search, material search and manoeuvres search under the positions tab, online database search, customable opening report from any position, customable player opening dossiers, move counts and accompanying statistics search, extra search-and-sort criteria like tournaments, annotator, sources, and extra keys, like openings and general themes, extensive sort options for quicker retrieval of games, quick database game scanning possibilities. I would also miss the more extensive possibilites for commentary, including multimedia, creating training questions; multiple database searches, better import/export facilites, more output options; and of course the extended book/tree possibilites, extra book windows with more statistics and critical lines. Well, there's quite some more to datamining with CB8 but these are certainly some highlights for me. J.
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