Author: Mike Hood
Date: 03:06:09 09/18/03
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On September 15, 2003 at 23:53:03, Jeroen van Dorp wrote: >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. Funny, Jeroen... you asked me what database features Chessbase has that Fritz doesn't, but you seem to know a lot more about it than me. Thanks for your information, I'll check it out. (And no, it isn't still in its original wrapping, it's installed on my computer, even though I rarely use it). I've never denied the usefulness of Chessbase to power users. All I say is that the additional features should be incorporated into the Fritz GUI.
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