Author: Seth Hodgkins
Date: 20:15:42 12/28/99
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On December 28, 1999 at 22:45:54, Seth Hodgkins wrote: Yes I think that it is important to have a good chess engine to help research and develope as a player but simply buying and buying more chess programs is not going to make anyone improve on their game----I'm sorry, but this is a fact. I have to disagree with the recomendations of having chessmaster in one's porfolio. I didn't know what I was missing until I purchased Fritz 6. Chessmasters natural voice annotation is a real cruch, when it comes to seriously looking at ones game and trying to improve. Fritz puts the analysis in your hand's, not to mention that its totally better at finding neat variations I never would have found with Chessmaster. All the chess programs that you've mentioned, I have to say If one could memorize and use even 10% or the imformation on all those programs then you'd be a heavy weight contender for the world chess championship. What I'm trying to say ,in all this wind, is I think someone is much better off keeping there porfolio's thinner then you have suggested and focus more attention on one thing at a time and mastering that first. Just some thoughts, after all it is you that should be improving, not your porfolio. If one can't cram that into their head and use it in a game then its wasted. On the other hand if one simply enjoyes collecting chess programs for shear entertainment then that is fine too. >On December 28, 1999 at 21:21:14, Fernando Villegas wrote: > >>On December 28, 1999 at 18:11:13, Charles Unruh wrote: >> >>>But they say it's not how big it is, it's how you use it :),(List is below) >>>HAhahaahahah. >>> >>>My advice to all wouldbe collectors is to get fritz 5 or 6 + (one other engine, >>>H7.32 or J5 etc) Studies 2.0, Claude Kabers Tactics database(Free), The Fritz >>>Database is all you need in that regard. If you need just a little candy then >>>get Chessmaster. Collecting more can be fun, but it really gets in the way of >>>why most people get programs in the first place, which is to improve your actual >>>chess play. >>> >>>1.Studies is the best thing for improving your calculation, provides a strong >>>base for understanding the endgame as well. >>> >>>2.Claude Kabers tactics is just fantastic, a Ton of GREAT ordered material, from >>>actual games and free. Kaber is also a master. >>> >>>3.Fritz5-5.32 is all around nice, F6 has even more functions, but takes a little >>>more time to get a handle on. Not as good a database as CB7, or Chess assistant, >>>but more than anyone beneath a professional chess player probably should need. >>>Has such ease of moving between playing programs, nice handicapping features >>>etc. >>> >>>4.Chessmaster great style of play, great Waitzkin audio tutorials, great >>>handicapping. >>> >>>You should be able to get all of this for just under $100 bucks >>> >>>2 International Masters and 1 GM on ICC, when i Asked them if i stranded a >>>person on an island(with some natural talent) And wanted them to become a master >>>in a year what 5 books they should get they pretty much all gave the combination >>>of 1 endgame book, 1 combo book, and best games of grandmaster A,B,& C. Spend >>>any extra money you have on that :). >>> >>> >>>Chessmaster 2000->6000 >>>Rebel 8-> rebel century >>>Hiarcs 6->7.32 >>>Nimzo 98->2000 >>>Genius 2->6.5 >>>Shredder2->4 >>>Fritz 3->Fritz 6 >>>Chess System Tal 2 >>>Mchess 8 >>>Junior 4.5->7 >>>Wchess 2000 >>>Zarkov 5 >>>Tiger 10.1,11.7 & Tiger 12 >>>Doctor? >>>Ed Chess >>>Several unknown chess playing programs >>>Various Crafties >>>Cyrus Chess 3d >>>Chessbase 7.0 >>>Chess Mentor Deluxe >>>Studies 2.0 >>>Encyclopedia of Middlegames >>>CT-Art 3.0 >>>Chess Strategy >>>Claude Kabers Tactics Database >>>Blindfold >>>Nalimov Endgames >>> >>>Are you jealous :)? >> >>Nope. My list is bigger. >>Fernando
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