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18 Nov, 2009
Disappointing 4 amateurs but good enough 4 beginners
1 of 1 found this helpful My review is mixed.
-- Name is deceptive. GM edition is basically for beginners.
-- Has instructive videos anyone would like. These videos are definitely worth your money. If you buy similar videos online, they actually would cost you more.
-- Follow the Grandmaster's moves does not explain why the move was made. It is kind of puzzle, where you have to figure it out for yourself. It is no better than watching a chess game and guessing the reason why the move was played.
-- Opening Trainer, though vast, partially explains a opening and ignores explaining some moves. Either do not explain, explain everything. CM leaves us guessing.
-- User Interface is decent but not to my expectations. I did have many choices for 2-D boards, but was expecting more choices for 3d.
-- Software bugs like unable to flip the board during Position Setup.
-- ELO of Chessmaster is still low after all these years. I would prefer to link it to free UCI like Rybka 2.2n but CM supports only winboard engines. Endgame strength can be increased by buying the EGDB tablebase from their store.
-- Hardly any one plays at their online chess portal.
I also have Fritz installed and I use that more often for analysis. I only use CM for videos.
19 Oct, 2016
Very useful book for beginners.
1 of 1 found this helpful