Author: Mike Byrne
Date: 20:30:55 09/19/05
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On September 19, 2005 at 21:43:19, Axel Schumacher wrote: >Hi all, > >finally, after some time, I finished my test on chess programs for Pocket PCs >and Palm devices. > >Overall, I tested over 60 programs (!!), which are all reviewd in lenght (incl. >screenshots, games, links etc..). >The details of the test can be downloaded also as Excel file or viewed in an >interactive HTML-Excel file. The detailed review itself can be viewed on my >homepage or downloaded as winword file or as Acrobat PDF file. >(Danger, large files). >For a good test, it is important not only to have a quick look at the program, >so I tested in total 100 different parameters, e.g: > > >Clock display, Board design, Board design customization, Board >size/adjustability, Piece design, Piece customization, Piece Animation, >3-D set, Layout customization, Menue/Layout, Hashing, Coach watching, Web >support, Hint button, Select database, Select book, Book >customization, Opening book style, Setup board, Save Game, PGN support, reads >text in pgn/saved game, Annotation/Comment move, >Game details, Search database, Search online database, Tablebase support, >Connects to FICS/CB/ICC, Online Chess, Help file, Chess >rules, Career mode/Tournament, Player statistics, Level adjustment, Dynamic >level adjustment, Supports time/move, Diff. Personalities, >Engine strength, Additional engines, Analyze/Infinite analysis, Fischer time, >Predefined time controls, Time customization, Different >time/player, Bullet, Tournament time control, Database, Tutor/Trainer, Replay >moves, Sound effects, Support DGT-board, Announce move, >Highlight last move, Highlight legal moves, Move entering, Adjustable replay >speed, Adjustable Pondering, Show threat, "Go!" command >(Move now), FEN support, Adjudicate game, Drills/Puzzles, Takeback, Writes >logfile, Delay move, Customizable notation, Detect draw, >Shows nodes/s, Displays thinking, Blindfold Chess, Displays evaluation, Resign, >Insert Nullmove, Shuffle/Fischer Chess, Rated games, >Autoplayer, Benchmark, Testsuites, epd support, Playout, Vision Trainer, Stop >engine, Change engine style, Learning, Safe energy, >Displays Depth, Stealth mode, Support landscape mode, Displays material balance >, Additional features/bugs, Autoanswer on/off, Demo >available, Fun factor, Auto off, Anti human mode, Chess set editing possible, >Displays board coverage, Chose next best move, Bugs etc.... > >You can imagine how much work that was (...ugh)... > > >Anyway, I hope you can enjoy the review and it might be helpful for many people >who don't exactly know what product to buy or to >download for free. Some chess players who don't know the programs so good may be >lured into a purchase of an extremely expensive >program by the companies weppage. But beware. When there is written " the best >chess program for Pocket PCs in the world", it may >actually mean " A mediocre program; you can get easily 10 freeware programs that >are better..". > > >So, spread the word.... > >..here it goes to my chess page: > >http://www.grailmaster.com/misc/chess/chess.html > >Here is the direct link to review: > >http://www.grailmaster.com/misc/chess/comp/chessrev/chessreview.html > >Enjoy > >Axel Nice job - very extensive - accurate comments. I would argue the CEBoard should be ranked 1st on value consideration - after all it is free. Then Pocket Grandmaster. Btw, Chessmaster 1.5.6 is no longer available as far as i Know. My ranking PocketPC CEBoard Pocket Grandmaster Genuis PF2 Palm HIARCS Genius Tiger Naum btw - Tiger and HIARCS can now be played on PPC with "styletap" -- Palm emulator for the PPC best, Michael
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