Author: Lawrence S. Tamarkin
Date: 09:48:08 12/14/03
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I like most of the Chess Base Opening CD's - They usually have between 25-50 training qames/w timed training questions inbedded. That's not even the main databases, which often contain several hundred custom-annotated games by the Author. The CD's also have database compiled from various sourses (buy mainly Mega), of more annottated games. I think you get a lot for the $25! Recently ChessBase realeased Dvoretsky's Endgame Manaul on CD. I love this too; Its much too hard for me to read in paper format (which as a chess addict I also bought), but In the CD's 1016 entries there are 40 with the timed training questions. I have been going through these, and of course failing to find most of the moves on the first attempt, but after reapeated solving/memorizing, am getting more educated about some endgame positions. This is one of the best books/software products realeased in the last 10 years! On a closing note, I have noticed that Convekta has just realeased two opening training CD's (one on French defence, one on Sicilian), by Kalinin, which have around 50 'training task' in each. Happy Holidays! Larry S. Tamarkin On December 14, 2003 at 11:32:13, Frank Nelson wrote: >I was wondering what level or rating should a person be to use the Book-Up or >ChessBase EC0 2004 software. Of course, Book-Up is standalone while true you >need ChessBase 8.0 for ECO 2004. I feel that why alot of amateur chessplayers >throw all of their software, books, and equipment away when they realize the >time effort that these resources set for them (I have done this a couple times >rather than after losing a chess game). Yes! some people want out of chess >altogether after frustration that their studying and training is going nowhere >because they don't spent the necessary time required. I wonder if MCO-14 and NCO >are two compromises to this quandry since both are low-cost to the amateur chess >player. Oh well?! One can't have his cake and eat too. Happy chess shopping >ladies and gentlemen. > >*p.s. - "These are the souls of the broken factories --- these are the souls of > the broken down" Sting (Soul Cages)
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