04-05-2002, 01:36 PM
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Pontificator
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 1,177
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Fritz rules the world
http://www.chessbase.com/shope/index.html
Oh my! This post is LOONG overdue! Since a couple of months I have had the sheer joy and privilege of using the ultimate chess engine called Shredder, all dressed up in a fresh Pocket PC client: Pocket Fritz.
Shredder won the world computer chess championships in 1999 and 2000. It is an extremely fast AND strong player.
Pocket Fritz has all the features you'd expect in a world-class chess program: tactics training (the second image below!), setup position, game analysis, different game play options, and so on. The chess world has agreed on a standard file format of saved chess games called PGN (Portable Game Notation). All championship games, and more, are available as PGN games. Pocket Fritz can access and open these great games and even connect to an online chess game database for searching among thousands of games.
If you consider yourself a serious chess player and love your Pocket PC, you really don't have a choice. Pocket Fritz rules!
UPDATE: My BEST regards to Mario Spina who sent me the full meal deal! Sorry it took so long to get this up here, but boy have I played! THANKS!
I apologize... I just have to entertain you with my vanity! I have even had my picture taken in a "chess setting"...
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04-05-2002, 04:24 PM
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Theorist
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 289
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Dude....... you HAVE to send me an autographed picture of that!!!!
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04-05-2002, 04:25 PM
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Pontificator
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 1,177
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:lol:
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04-05-2002, 04:40 PM
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Neophyte
Join Date: Apr 2002
Posts: 1
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Pocket Fritz
If I read the German site Correctly the cost is $22.45 US (24.99 Euro). When I check the US Distributor the cost is $49.50. I was wondering if anyone knew why it cost Double here in the US.
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04-05-2002, 05:45 PM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 82
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I'd love to buy this, but not at $50.00 :evil:
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04-05-2002, 06:25 PM
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Pupil
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 16
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Where do you get $50?
I ordered from the link above and it was �33 or so shipped to NJ after �8 shipping and �3 VAT. (the numbers are from memory, so I'm not positive).
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04-05-2002, 07:18 PM
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Pontificator
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 1,177
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Pocket Fritz is worth $50 easy. Maybe even the double for one who loves chess!
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04-05-2002, 07:29 PM
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Neophyte
Join Date: Mar 2002
Posts: 1
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How is Fritz delivered?
If I order this from chessbase.com, do I get to download the program or is the only way to get it is via a CD? I couldn't tell from any info on the site.
And, what is the final cost to the US?
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