Author: Tom Mitchell
Date: 20:30:31 12/22/98
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On December 22, 1998 at 21:32:42, Mario Petrilli wrote: >Given a budget limited to $300.00, what would be a desirable collection of >Win95-98 chess programs, based on price list at ICDCHESS? (Excluding CM6K) > >Which programs are sufficiently alike that one would consider them as >duplicates? Ha! I'm debating the same question myself. For what it's worth, I am personally looking at one of two (actually three) different options for a basic software collection. Let me also add that I own CM 6000...a very nice $29 investment compared to some of the other bug ridden (non-Chess) strategy games I've purchased in my lifetime. Plan A: Fritz 5.32/Fritz 5 PowerBooks/Chess Base 7.0 Basic The total for Plan A is around $314.00 Plan B: Fritz 5.32/Fritz 5 PowerBooks/Rebel 10/Chess Mentor Comprehensive Chess Course/Chess Base 6.0 The total for Plan B is around $317.00 Let me add that with Chess Base 6.0, which you can purchase for $99.00, you can always upgrade to 7.0 for an additional $99.00 (yes...it's cheaper to buy it that way, but I understand that you don't get the manuals when you upgrade.?) Also, you would need to get Chess Base 6.0 directly from ChessBase. I suppose another option would be to just get Chess Base Light and use it until you could get Chess Base 7.0 at some point in the future. Plan C: Chess Mentor Deluxe @ $299.00 I just thought that I would add Plan C because in all reality, I need more tutoring, training and practice than perhaps anything else. For $299, the complete Chess Mentor package seems to be an investment that would be worthwhile for a player who is at best average (which unfortunately describes me!). Since you didn't give any info on your background, please don't be offended if indeed you're a 2000+ player...these are just plans I'm considering for myself. Just one more thing while I'm at it. For under $50 you can join ICC for a year and get to play a whole lot of chess! ICC also has regular "teaching" times with MrSpock and you can watch GM's play whenever they are on. You're probably already a member, but if not, I would set aside at least $29 for the 6 month membership to go with your software purchases. May many passed pawns be yours in 1999! TM
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