Originally posted by yozim When it comes to studying openings and endgames, which program would you choose, Chessmaster 10 or Fritz 10? Anyone with any experience?
Books are much better IMHO. Go to a library near you and borrow a few of these. Books by William Hartson, Yasser Seirawan etc are quite good. Alternatively find a chess club, join and then play OTB and borrow their books.
Originally posted by anthias I have both. I think I am not using my F9 to its full potential. How can a beginner benefit from Fritz?
Play against it on sparring mode.
Practice "won" games against it: when Grandmasters resign, the position is lost, but usually some technique is required. Some games can be finished easily by beginners, but others (though won) still require a bit of skill to finish.