Fifty Dollars

Kevin Mcfarland

Only Chess

11 Dec 06

Kevin Mcfarland

Joined: 19 Nov 05
Moves: 6785

11 Dec 06

Hi I have fifty dollars to spend on ? something chess? a book,program or subcription to a web site? where could I best spend this money to get the most learning from it. Thanks in advance Kevin

LordofADown

King of all Hills

Connecticut

Joined: 02 Mar 05
Moves: 38228

11 Dec 06

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fritz? chess tactics art?
i'm in the same boat as you and those are the two I have been considering for myself.

bosintang

perpetualEditMonkey

Nova Scotia

Joined: 14 Jan 06
Moves: 10177

11 Dec 06

I'd first buy a subscription and then with money left over I'd buy a good all-purpose book.

Bedlam

Joined: 21 Apr 06
Moves: 4211

11 Dec 06

Originally posted by Kevin Mcfarland
Hi I have fifty dollars to spend on ? something chess? a book,program or subcription to a web site? where could I best spend this money to get the most learning from it. Thanks in advance Kevin

Fritz and then use the years free subscription to playchess, wont get better value for your money.

Kevin Mcfarland

Joined: 19 Nov 05
Moves: 6785

11 Dec 06

Originally posted by Bedlam
Fritz and then use the years free subscription to playchess, wont get better value for your money.

There are a few different fritz programs is fritz 10 the best one?

Wulebgr

Angler

River City

Joined: 08 Dec 04
Moves: 16907

11 Dec 06

Originally posted by Kevin Mcfarland
There are a few different fritz programs is fritz 10 the best one?

presumably

RahimK

Edmonton, Alberta

Joined: 25 Nov 04
Moves: 2101

12 Dec 06

Originally posted by Kevin Mcfarland
Hi I have fifty dollars to spend on ? something chess? a book,program or subcription to a web site? where could I best spend this money to get the most learning from it. Thanks in advance Kevin

Looking at your rating I would go with either a chess program, dvd, or a book.

I would chose one of the chessmaster 9000 or I recommend CM10000 if your computer can handle it.

There are at least 30 lectures on there, explaining the games.

Tutorials, puzzles, you can play vs the computer, you can make tournaments in there, play simulation games, blindfold etc...

Fritz is better for game analysing and db use, but CM has more learning features for chessplayers. the only thing I use fritz for is to analyse my game.

While I still watch the CM lectures, and learn from them. And I also set up tournaments vs computer personalities and see how I do.

so CM is my choice if you got $50 to spend.

YUG0slav

Joined: 29 Jul 06
Moves: 2414

12 Dec 06

isnt CM like $15?

RahimK

Edmonton, Alberta

Joined: 25 Nov 04
Moves: 2101

12 Dec 06

Originally posted by YUG0slav
isnt CM like $15?

No idea. You never know the prices of things now days.

The game I want is $0.01 on ebay. Just give it to me for free already 🙁 I don't trust online shopping stuff.

Bedlam

Joined: 21 Apr 06
Moves: 4211

12 Dec 06

Originally posted by Kevin Mcfarland
There are a few different fritz programs is fritz 10 the best one?

hm, Id pick an engine that plays in your style, so its analysis might be more meaningful to you.

Pavlo87

U.S.A.

Joined: 19 Feb 05
Moves: 3455

12 Dec 06

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Originally posted by RahimK
No idea. You never know the prices of things now days.

The game I want is $0.01 on ebay. Just give it to me for free already 🙁 I don't trust online shopping stuff.

You had probably also better look closely at the shipping and handling fees for that. 🙂
eBay sellers can be kinda tricky sometimes.
game 1 cent , shipping & handling $40.00...

RahimK

Edmonton, Alberta

Joined: 25 Nov 04
Moves: 2101

12 Dec 06

Originally posted by Pavlo87
You had probably also better look closely at the shipping and handling fees for that. 🙂
eBay sellers can be kinda tricky sometimes.
game 1 cent , shipping & handling $40.00...

That's why I don't trust it and others online shopping things. Plus I don't have a card either.

HomerJSimpson

Renouned Grob Killer

Joined: 17 Dec 05
Moves: 14725

12 Dec 06

Originally posted by Bedlam
hm, Id pick an engine that plays in your style, so its analysis might be more meaningful to you.

actually no engine moves like a human, as humans are incapable of evaluating millions of positions

Bedlam

Joined: 21 Apr 06
Moves: 4211

12 Dec 06

Originally posted by HomerJSimpson
actually no engine moves like a human, as humans are incapable of evaluating millions of positions

Each engine has a different style and these styles make them give different evaluations and moves in positions. For example Junior or Gambit Tiger are much more likely to sac pieces or pawns than say Fritz.