Author: Keith Kitson
Date: 13:29:33 05/24/99
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On May 24, 1999 at 03:38:14, alfred palang wrote: >I already have hiarcs, fritz, mcp8, rebel 10 and cm6000. I would like >everybody's opinion regarding my next buy. I believe some programs have the >same quality of play or their plays are kind of alike. Between the two, which >one you think is a better buy. One that won't overlap the style of my present >programs but if it can't be helped: which is a better buy? I believed three of >them were once world champions.(Please don't ask any documentation from me >regarding this matter.)My hiarcs is version 6. Fritz is 5.16 but I still think >it is very strong and won't need the new one. Why don't you try Shredder 3. The interface has a genius like style to it, though not exactly the same. It incorporates some of the advantages of the Fritz interface, such as move anticipation, an obvious capture can be initiated by clicking on one piece only. 'King has only one move' is actuated with one click only. Naturally the endgame database tables are an advantage. I recommend it. But hurry I believe version 3 will be the last in the development line. Or for approx. the same price as shredder 3 you purchase hiarcs 7-32 and Junior 5. Junior is a stunning program. I am so impressed with Hiarcs 7.01 (16bit) that I have high hopes for Hiarcs 7-32. There again Nimzo 2000 in its own interface is very similar to Nimzo98 and is quite fast with a reasonably large opening book. Nimzo 2000 comes with an engine that runs under Genius 6 also. W-Chess 2000 also runs under Genius6, though perhaps W2000 is not quite up with the leaders. Genius6 runs well under NT4, as does the Fritz532/Junior5/Nimzo suite. Speaking from experience of all of the programs mentioned above, they all have something to offer, and are well worth purchasing to discover their strengths and weaknesses. Keith
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