Author: Charles Unruh
Date: 23:19:29 12/28/99
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Did you read my post? I didn't say get all the programs i have, i said the exact opposite and suggested that people should get only 3(+ extra engine for fritz) chess programs with chessmaster being an optional 4th. >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. Chessmaster is the highest rated prog on 200MHZ, has fantastic style, and finds many lines that you'll never find with fritz. I didn't suggest you use the natural language annotation of chessmaster but indeed, CM can serve a nice function in a small collection especially cause it's so cheap(I did call it candy). 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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