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| Posted by jibb666 www6conf.org 1/22/2008 15:37:12 play online chess |  Subject: Is there a better interface than Fritz?Message: I've played using Fritz 10, and it's very, very powerful, but I find that the interface is awful. Anyone know of any better chess programs out there that have a nicer interface (even if not technically as good)? Any advice appreciated. Jibb |
| Posted by spurtus www6conf.org 1/23/2008 01:42:10 play online chess | Message: Depends what you want from a chess program though... strength?... analysis?... coach?... english advice?... tutorials?... database?... holographic pieces like in Star Wars? Chessmaster is good, and you'll find Chessmaster 9000 pretty much just as good as any of the newer additions, if not simpler and better in some ways... Spurtus. |
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| Posted by wschmidt www6conf.org 1/23/2008 14:29:24 play online chess | What is it... Message: |
| Posted by mathemagician_ www6conf.org 1/23/2008 16:08:57 play online chess | Message: I was looking to purchase Fritz 11, however when I was searching on amazon there appears to be similarly named products; Fritz Chess 11 by First Class Simulations and Fritz 11 by Chessbase. Does anyone have either/both, what is the difference (besides £10) between the two? The part puzzling me is that Chessbase's version review is very similar to Fritz Chess 10, but Fritz Chess 11 has no product review. Regards in advance. |
| Posted by mathemagician_ www6conf.org 1/26/2008 13:35:48 play online chess | Message: |
| Posted by ccmcacollister www6conf.org 1/26/2008 14:51:41 play online chess | MATHEMAGICIAN . . . Message: Would you mind telling me the answer too? ... as I am really out of touch with Chess software and so have no idea at all what the difference might be. [Was the First Class Simulations product something that they bought license from Chessbase to revamp the program some way and resell it?! Or . . . ? ] Thanks in advance if you would let me(us?) know. There may be others who are wondering too. Please advise . . . Regards, Craig A.C. |
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| Posted by jibb666 www6conf.org 1/30/2008 18:00:44 play online chess | Message: In essence, Fritz is very, very good - but the whole interface I find completely disjointed. All the windows all over the shop. Trying to do some basic things like start a game from a set piece are over the top difficult in this. I'm going to try chessmaster (thanks Spurtus). |
| Posted by spurtus www6conf.org 1/31/2008 05:46:32 play online chess | Message: |
| Posted by ogedei www6conf.org 2/02/2008 11:28:35 play online chess | Message: Granted, they haven't made any significant updates to the gui since then (Chessbase 8 and 9 were mere extensions of this Fritz 6 gui, as have been all the following versions of the Fritz family of guis). Can it be that in those ten years Chessmaster has improved to the point that it's better? Still, I'll probably stay with the Chessbase stuff because I still find it very easy and intuitive for everything I want to. (On a side note, I've tried Arena and like it's price, but found it rather homely and clunky). |
| Posted by wschmidt www6conf.org 2/02/2008 20:05:50 play online chess | I think Chessmaster definitely Message: Fritz's interface if they'd just include a decent explanation of the functions. It takes awhile to sort out and it's not intuitive in many cases. |
| Posted by spurtus www6conf.org 2/03/2008 00:08:56 play online chess | Message: |
Chess news: Barden on chess -- India's Vishy Anand and his Russian challenger Vlad Kramnik meet this afternoon in Bonn in game four of their 12-game, €1.5m world title chess match. The eagerly awaited showdown has lost some of its gloss due to Kramnik's mediocre results at Dortmund and Moscow and Anand's recent disastrous last place in Bilbao. In consequence they are currently Nos 5 and 6 in the world chess rankings. I can not recall a previous world title match (except for Fide's knock-outs) where neither chess player was in the top two. Basically the result is too close to call and could be effectively decided if in one game either side can unleash a computer-prepared chess opening bomb. Expert opinion is ... Anand wins 3rd game of world chess match -- Defending chess champion Viswanathan Anand of India scored the first victory in his title match against Russian Vladimir Kramnik with a third game that saw both chess players take off the gloves and go at each other with gusto. After a dull draw in game one and a complex but civilized draw in game two, the two engaged in play they described as "complicated," but that description hardly catches the flavor of Friday's game. Anand, playing with Black, opted for the super-sharp Meran Variation of the Semi-Slav Defense, which Kramnik avoided in game one. Anand's 14th move, a bishop to b7, was a novelty at this level of play. Afterward, Kramnik said, "I have my doubts about it but ... Anand, Kramnik draw in 4th game of chess match -- Defending chess champion Viswanathan Anand of India played to a 29-move draw with Russian challenger Vladimir Kramnik on Saturday in the fourth game of their world chess championship match. Anand leads the 12-game match 2.5-1.5. He won the third game in spectacular style on Friday after the two men drew their opening games. Saturday's draw was a tame affair in comparison with the previous day's game. Anand had the white pieces and the opening was the solid Queen's Gambit Declined. As often happens in this chess opening, Black wound up with an isolated d-pawn and White had only the slightest chance of an advantage. Kramnik summed the opening up after ... | |