Computer Chess Club Archives


Search

Terms

Messages

Subject: Re: Best chessprogram - Question for Larry. Chess software addict

Author: Lawrence S. Tamarkin

Date: 13:11:43 11/06/99

Go up one level in this thread


Don't have CG6.5.  I have the last 'upgrade', CG6.  I was dissapointed that I
paid whatever it was for this nice gui, but that it came only with the CG5
engine, which I got when I upgraded from CG4.  I resent that this next program
is coming, but this company thinks that a chess addict! like me can't control
myself to aviod getting it.  Well, I'm going with Fritz6 & Rebel Century.  These
companies give their buyer's more bang for the buck, without coming out with
'new' versions of their programs that have the past versions engines.  You might
say that Mindscape does this same thing with the Chess Master series.  But
that's not really true, because they don't 'lead' their consumer's into thinking
that the engine is really something different from the last one they came out
with.  BTW, I am a big 'fan' of Richard Lang and his Chess Genius program. (Mr.
Lang once gave me individual customer support, which was a really nice thing for
him to do).  It is the company that is marketing his products, with their (IMO),
high price(s) and strange product policies that I don't like.

regards,
Larry T.

On November 06, 1999 at 14:00:48, Alan Grotier wrote:

>
>Larry,
>       Bonjour!
>
>I found your comments on best chess programs very interesting.
>I have two old "R. Lang" table top computors (Old but unbeatable).
>MephistoXL (Dallas program) and Mephisto Vancouver (precursor to the
>Genius série.
>I was unaware that "Lang" was continuing development of his genius programs
>since Lang worked for the company Mephisto which no-longer exits!
>
>Have you played F.5.32 against Millenium CG6.5.
>Que pensez-vous? Et à vôtre avis qui est le meilleur?
>
>Salutations:Alain



This page took 0 seconds to execute

Last modified: Thu, 15 Apr 21 08:11:13 -0700

Current Computer Chess Club Forums at Talkchess. This site by Sean Mintz.