Author: Frank Quisinsky
Date: 06:16:10 12/12/04
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On December 12, 2004 at 09:00:16, Albert Silver wrote: > >>I am sure that a lot of Arena users don't know this great options! > >Most users don't know even 20% of what their chess software can do for them, Yes, I too ... I am honest! If I look in ChessBase 9.0 perhaps 10% but all what I make and I have interest works fine :-) >much less how to get it to do something. I'll be honest in saying that even I >know only about 85-90% of what Chess Assistant 7 can do, and by all means I'm a >pro at using it. Chessbase (I haven't seen the new one though) and Fritz are >much easier, so there I can claim 95-100% knowledge. Still, doing support for >Chess Assistant, not to mention teaching many IMs and GMs the ins and outs of >the programs as well as work methodologies, some who thought themselves quite >knowledgeable, has made this very clear. >Still, it is fair to say that many of them don't really have much use for more >than 30% of what their programs offer, so it's no big deal. I think the biggest >hole in the knowledge isn't one of documentation of functions, but in creating a >comprehensive work structure. Many have only a vague idea at best and are very >inefficient. Just my 2 cents anyhow. Not a big deal but its true! Same for Arena. Do you know I know all options as supporter of this GUI? I have no interest on chess server options and autoplayer options. I will try autoplayer but I have no knowledge about it. I will not have knowledge about all because is to much for me and my time. So, for me is Martin Blume really one of the best GUI programmers we have today. Because in the time Martin have to create so many options to so many different topics is just a sensation. And all with a lot of details. But all is a combination from the work the others do for us. A lot of helpers which give Martin some good information to make all better. But I think I know Arena to 80%, ChessBase to 10-20%, Shredder Classic to 80% (haven't so many options compare Arena for an example). Chess-Assistant is really a problem for me. The GUI looks like great (not the grafics) but all the options are just great. The problem is to find all the options and I am not a reader of each handbook. I must look and understand. Each person know that I like to write big messages :-) in the past reviews to chess software I know but with time ... don't have so many time for chess compare the latest years ... I must look that I pick up the options in different software I like. User typical thinking I believe. I like it to sit on my PC with a chessbaord and play chess or to look on engine-engine matches. Just great to see in my livening room all the GMs, IMs, like KnightX and others. Best Frank
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