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Subject: Re: Which Chess Database to buy. CB or CA? Using Windows XP and Laptop.

Author: margolies,marc

Date: 10:37:15 11/21/03

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since CA reads all CBh files. there is no 'quality of games issue' especially
since sourcing pretty much comes from twic.
cb cannot read ca files tho.

the more programming skills you have, the more attractive CA becomes, but both
have their merits and ca gives you more for the money.
ca is good for programmers because it has scripting, can alos parse relative
expressions within games to run training exercises when you read games.
I prefer to read games in ca because it deals with vaiations from text in a
cleaner way than cb jumps-- morew of an explorer style navigation in and out of
variations----i can read annotations faster this way.

in terms of money ca costs less than cb  but includes chesstiger, and an icc
interface.
Cb has lots more chatting/coaching functions  during play and talk files.
ca will never advise you against your move during a game,eg.



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