Author: Peter Kappler
Date: 00:57:45 02/24/00
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On February 23, 2000 at 21:49:01, Richard Heldmann wrote: >Any opinions of Bookup vs. Chessbase 7.0 or Chess Assistant 5? I can comment on CB 7.0 and Bookup, but not CA5: CB 7.0 is a full-fledged database, with numerous searching features. It's a great tool if you're a serious player who wants to do lots of opening research, or just enjoys studying lots of grandmaster games. Bookup doesn't have the database features of CB7. Instead, it's geared towards helping you manage your existing opening repertoire. It allows you to enter variations and annotate key positions. These variations are stored in a "tree" structure for easy navigation. ChessBase has some support for constructing move trees from a collection of games, but it's more cumbersome than the Bookup method. (If ChessBase ever fixes this, I'll stop using Bookup.) Both programs include chess engines for analysis of positions. CB7 can use any of the Chessbase family of engines (Fritz, Junior, Hiarcs, Nimzo, etc) while Bookup only includes Zarkov. Chessbase definitely sports the prettier interface. It's also much more complex - be prepared to spend a weekend learning all the features. I use both programs reguarly, and think ChessBase offers better overall value. Bookup 2000 is due for release in early March, so you might want to checkout some of the new features. --Peter
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