Author: Lawrence S. Tamarkin
Date: 10:42:27 11/05/99
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There is no best chess program, because all the component's that make for what I want in a program are only available by getting a lot of them. That being said here are my 4 favorights (with reasons). 1. Fritz5.32 (Fritz6). Handles all database types (that matter, pgn., edd., cbf., Cbv.) Large included database, (303,000 games, with around 5,000 annotated, Fritz6 will have 320,000 games, up to the Summer of '99). Plays back Chess Base Video files. Has Good training and annotation features. Now plays Music. (Yes, I enjoy this feature a lot!) Many included engines & Winboard compatability. Rebel Century. Very strong engine with adustable parimiter's. 'Human like play'. Adjustable personalities. Shuffle book. Large games database. A lot of utilities included on CD. Really great opening book(s) (probably the best I've seen) Encyclopedia Of Chess (EOC - i'm not of what use this thing is, but it certainly is cool:)). 4-boards feature - If your studying the Ruy Lopez after the 12th move, and you want to play several games from the same position, without re-loading, this is a very excellent feature. Millenium Chess Genius 6.5 (MCG 6.5) Best overall look & feel. Best looking 3d boards. The 3d board in Fritz is so ugly, it is not even worth having, in my opinion. Most interesting included engines. (Genius6.5, Shredder4, and Nimzo2000. Thompson endgame CDs (I don't care about these, but some chess software collector's feel they are very important to have). Winboard compatability. DOWN-SIDE - The entry & upgrade price is still a little on the high side. But your opinion my well differ. Chess Master 6000/7000 Many tutorial & fun features - Read past threads here. Best price. (and Software remover software included with current new version) DOWN-SIDE - Some buyer's have reported very sever bugs on instalation. Also company support totally sucks! Chessica CD, with included (complete) 5 vol. tutorial series for beginner's right through to Expert level. Program is regarded as Windows version of Fritz3. Very attractive interface. Limited book and relatively small database. For about $65 with the included tutorial set, it is one of the best program values there is. Customer service -NON-EXISTANT! But fortunately, the product has held up as just about bug-free, so as long as you can buy (if the company, TASCBASE, doesn't fold its tent),it is certainly worth it. In my opinion, all the above programs(in future versions, if there are future versions), should incorporate Internet connectivity, and perhaps Chess System Tall II, (which does have that), should have been included above, but since getting that one I've hardly looked at it), but aside from that, together, they have everything I need. Larry - the chess software addict! On November 05, 1999 at 11:25:33, Alvaro Rodriguez wrote: >Hi all, > I have thought and thought it over and over again, but I can´t come to a >conclution. What´s the best chessprogram? And How do you know that? Maybe a >program is better against humans but loses against other programs. it´s hard to >say for sure, because all the computer tournaments are played with different >prestenda for each program, at least that´s what I know! > It would be really interesting to hear different opinions from chessfans as >myself and also from programmers!
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