Author: Robert Ericsson
Date: 05:59:08 03/11/99
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On March 11, 1999 at 00:30:01, Richard VonMau wrote: >Hi, I'm looking to buy my first (professional) chess program. I established a >1493 rating 8 years ago and have not concentrated on playing until 6 months ago. >I'm studying some books like "How to Reassess Your Chess", "Endgame Lab", >"Comprehesive Chess Course" and "My Best Games 1908-1937 Alekhine" and using >some shareware programs to play. > I'll be joining a chess club next month because my night shift changes to >dayshift (after 17 years I finally have enough seniority!) and I'll be able to >attend the meetings. > Anyway, my budget is no more than $100 (single income with 3 small children). >I want the most helpful program for the buck. > -Rebel 10 sounds good. Within budget, $60 > -Hiarsc 7.0 sounds good too, at $100 limit. Is it twice as good as others? > -Nimzo 99 is another nice one and within budget, $50. > -Fritz 5.32 sounds great, right price at $50, could this be the one? >There are others but ... well dont know if they're worth the cost. >Which leads to another question: > -ChessBase 7.0 looks good, really good but is well out of budget, $220. > Should I save my money until I can afford CB7 basic (or even CB7 Mega $400+) >and continue with the CB light, Rebel Decade, Arasan shareware/freeware's? > Or get one of the above programs that is within budget now? > Can someone with experience with chess programs give me some guidance? >Thanks for the help, in advance. Richard With a limited budget I would go for freeware programs. And if you still want to spend some bucks I would go for Chess Assistant 2 for $29! I have some collected links to freeware programs that I enjoy. I have made some comments to these programs, but unfortunately in Swedish... Try the links and you'll find out more about the programs at each site: http://www.torget.se/users/a/assiac/links/links3.html Chess Assistant 2 is the best database program considering the low price. You can get ride of duplicates and that sort of things. If you like it you can always upgrade to CA4 (Windows) for another $100 at a later stage. CA2 for $29 can be found at Inside Chess: http://www.insidechess.com/chessass.html Robert Ericsson
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