Fifty Dollars

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

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

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.

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?

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

presumably

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.

isnt CM like $15?

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.

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.

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...

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.

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

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.