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    Boring by game standards, but what's the best chess game

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by ARB, Jul 26, 2005.

  1. ARB

    ARB Notebook Geek

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    available today?
     
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  2. Dex

    Dex Notebook Enthusiast NBR Reviewer

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    Fritz Chess 8 :D :D
     
    Dex, Jul 26, 2005
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  3. LuckMC11

    LuckMC11 Computer Extraoirdinaire NBR Reviewer

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    chessmaster is pretty coool...idk wat the latest version of it is tho..lol...but i have a really old 1...i think chessmaster 5000...lol...i think they made over 9000 tho
     
    LuckMC11, Jul 26, 2005
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  4. coriolis

    coriolis Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    ChessMaster 9000 is the latest I believe
     
    coriolis, Jul 26, 2005
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  5. LuckMC11

    LuckMC11 Computer Extraoirdinaire NBR Reviewer

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    ooooo...ok...i haven't played chess on the computer for a while
     
    LuckMC11, Jul 26, 2005
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  6. coriolis

    coriolis Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    I play it sometimes when I head downtown, lots of Chess Board tables for people to play :)

    I usually lose in a dozen moves ;)
     
    coriolis, Jul 26, 2005
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  7. LuckMC11

    LuckMC11 Computer Extraoirdinaire NBR Reviewer

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    ooo...lol...me 2 :eek:
     
    LuckMC11, Jul 26, 2005
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  8. dr_st

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    There is Chessmaster 10000. It's great. My friend, who loves playing chess, has it and is thrilled with it, especially it's huge databases and extensive tutorials. I think it's the last one released so far.
     
    dr_st, Jul 26, 2005
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  9. LuckMC11

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    ooo...i thought there was a higher 1 than the 9000...but i wasn't sure
     
    LuckMC11, Jul 26, 2005
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  10. ARB

    ARB Notebook Geek

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    Check out some of the amazon reviews of Chessmaster 10000, a lot of folks seem to have a problem with it.

    http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/t...-1004242-6902506?v=glance&s=software&n=507846
     
    ARB, Jul 26, 2005
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  11. coriolis

    coriolis Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Well, if you want.

    Play Chess online on Yahoo.

    :D
     
    coriolis, Jul 26, 2005
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  12. LuckMC11

    LuckMC11 Computer Extraoirdinaire NBR Reviewer

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    lol...for sum reason..i can't get my smilies faces 2 work...u no..on the rite side wen u reply to a post??...i clik...but no smily thing comes in the reply box or anything..it used 2 work b4 tho
     
    LuckMC11, Jul 26, 2005
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  13. dr_st

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    dr_st, Jul 27, 2005
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  14. Learux

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    Either Fritz 8 or shredder 9. If you are more of a beginner chessmaster X might be a better choice. It seems like a solid program except the onlin efeature does not work too good!

    Learux
     
    Learux, Sep 10, 2005
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  15. Charles P. Jefferies

    Charles P. Jefferies Lead Moderator Super Moderator

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    You can't post without those luck...your posts always have those!!! :p :p
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Sep 10, 2005
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    lol...i know i always have them..but i don't like that the limit is only 4 smileys :( ...i can get them to work now...idk what was wrong b4 tho :D
     
    LuckMC11, Sep 13, 2005
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  17. Budding

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    It's not called Chessmaster 10000, it's called Chessmaster 10th Edition, and it's a very good chess game with excellent tutorials and plenty of unlockable content.
    I only went through half of the tutorial once and managed to become my High school's chess champion, while I was beaten in the second round the previous year.
     
    Budding, Sep 13, 2005
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  18. AzN1337c0d3r

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    Deep Fritz 8 beats the crap out of anything out there. A good free program (prolly the strongest free program out there) however would be Crafty + Winboard
     
    AzN1337c0d3r, Sep 13, 2005
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  19. SeaSlorg

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    Yeah, fritz is good, as well as shredder. Head to chessbase.com to see their collection of engines and training cds.

    I have played both Fritz 8 and Chessmaster something. Fritz is the better program for advanced players who wish to analyze games, play online, and learn. The version of Chessmaster I played had some very instructional lectures by IM Josh Waitzkin in addition to other tutorial material like John Nunn's puzzles.

    Fritz is good for advanced players or players wishing to improve.
    Chessbase is good for casual players.
     
    SeaSlorg, Sep 14, 2005
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