Author: liam hearns
Date: 16:00:22 08/22/99
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On August 22, 1999 at 01:41:10, John R. Menke, Sr. wrote: >On August 21, 1999 at 18:37:11, liam hearns wrote: > >>as most top programs are quiet close to each other,and unbeatable by most >>players what is the best buy for comfort ,ease of use,display,analysis ,data >>bases and useful fetures. backup and upgrade options etc.I find the likes of >>chessmaster5ooo to much and gimmicky.After all i think they are best used as a >>encylopedia. > >Liam, > >Chessmaster 6000 is my #1 pick, if I had to choose just one. It has everything >else beat for ease of use, and ease of learning how to use it. It's very >intuitive. I really like the Coach operation in CM which gives instant opening >statistics based upon the large database which is included on the CD. Typically >you can upgrade to the next version of Chessmaster at low cost, and I understand >that Chessmaster 7000 is due out soon (on about October 1). > >#2 on my list would be Fritz 5.32, mainly because it is the fastest engine I've >ever tried that still plays a good game. It typically runs 10-20 times faster >than Chessmaster 6000, and 30-40 times faster than Hiarcs 7.32, as measured by >the number of nodes per second. If you need a fast & deep tactical analysis of >a position, it is first choice. I like it better than Hiarc 7.32 which somebody >recommended to me awhile back, which is probably OK with a lot of built-in >positional considerations, but that makes it a slow engine searchwise (about >half as fast as Chessmaster 6000). Both of these (Fritz & Hiarcs) run from the >same user interface (Fritz), and a lot of other chess engines are included >and/or compatible with this interface. This interface offers some significant >additional search and display capabilities over Chessmaster, but I have found it >difficult to learn how to use and understand. The instruction manual and >program design leave a lot to be desired, in my opinion. > >If you are very technically inclined computerwise (I'm not), then Pete's >suggestion of Winboard might be your cup of tea. You can plug in a lot of >engines, although I don't know what you gain thereby. It depends upon what you >want to do, I guess. > >--JRM
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