Junior 10 - World Champion Chess Software with ChessCentral Bonus! Review

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(More customer reviews)ABOUT THE ENGINE
First this engine was in 2006, Computer World Champion.

In 2006, Junior and Fritz had a Macth, Junior won, but were the deep version. (Deep fritz and Deep junior). So i can infere that the single version, Junior 10 should be stronger than Fritz 10.

ABOUT THE BOOK.
Fritz 10's book is bigger, but not to ahead, there are some lines that even Fritz did not considered.

Style playing.
Junior has its own special search techniques and evaluation funtions, which it different to any other chess programs.

Junior dares to find a dinamics manoeuvres, to archieve tactical hints and even sacrifices material for a direct king atack, if you like to surprice your foes, this engine could help a lot. Even Kasparov was shock by this software.

The only bad thing about this product.
The engine is great, but the interface is bad, buying this product you have junior 10 with fritz 9 console, so what means, there are some aplications will not run, like new chessbase DVD's.
First, the weakness of junior is bliz, a macth in my computer agains Fritz, alway lose, but games with more time, Junior done better results, WHY? Because Junior's algorithm, required more time, because, Junior try to find, a iniciative lines, with tactical drawback.

In the computer world Junior has a style a human player like as Alekhine, Tal and Shirov style.

[...]My recomedation, if you like to make a chess opening lab, Junior is for u, but if you have or will have Chessbase DVD, just for the interface, buy Fritz. Junior requires time to consolidates his lines.

I hope my review was helpful

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With Junior 10 you get the new stronger engine, the most recent, further developed version. But it is not just the engine that is fully up-to-date. With Junior 10 you get the latest Fritz user interface which has delighted fans all over the world. You get the latest training functions for the opening, middle and endgame; new photo-realistic 3D boards in custom-designed silver and surreal hot-air balloons. It includes twelve months of free access to Playchess.com, the world fastest-growing chess server. And you get the latest Junior tournament book, developed by GM Boris Alterman, as well as a database of 500,000 high-quality games. You're going to love Junior and its tremendous attacking style. Junior 10 reaches a new level of computer chess. It has a deep understanding of initiative and attacking chances and likes to sacrifice material more than any other existing chess program. Many of the world's strongest players already use Junior as their analytical partner, and is considered one of the most reliable tactical programs around.

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Garry Kasparov Teaches Chess 1: Opening Strategies, The Queen's Gambit (DVD) Review

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(More customer reviews)I enjoyed watching Kasparov discuss the Queen's Gambit with such brilliance, and I agree with other reviewers who say that he comes across as down-to-earh. There is no question about his passion for the game, and any chess player will enjoy the commentary of this legendary grandmaster. I give it four stars because a better production was actually possible. In fact, with a bit of focus and organization, this DVD could have been a valuable instructional tool. The problem is that Kasparov goes on many tangents, and while this is occasionally unavoidable when discussing variations, it can become tedious. It's not a matter of his English, either--he expresses himself well. Overall, I couldn't help but get the impression that this was filmed haphazardly--that is, he probably just sat down and began discussing the opening any which way. What was needed was the careful selection of themes within the framework of the lecture; the DVD could have been divided into crucial minilessons that retained focus instead of random observations with loose-fitting titles. If the aim was to teach, then the approach needs modification. I'm a decent player with club and some tournament experience. I followed him as best as I could, but I can see a beginner being easily overwhelmed and quickly losing interest. As a fan, it's a pleasure to watch him discuss the game; as a life-long student of chess, I expect more.

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Powered by FRITZ, the world's number 1 ranked computer chess software This all-new and absolutely unique interactive video features the greatest chess player of all time, Garry Kasparov and the world's most sophisticated chess program, FRITZ. For the first time, Garry Kasparov explains to chess enthusiasts why the Queen's Gambit is one of the most important openings in chess, and what the ideas behind this opening are. He does this using the Fritz Chess Media System, which displays all his actions fully synchronized on the chessboard, including colored arrows, highlighted squares and alternate continuations. The full range of concepts covered in this interactive instructional video, from main ideas to detailed specifics of the opening, makes this an ideal tool for all players, from beginners to the pros.Follow Garry Kasparov explaining the history of the Queen's Gambit from the beginnings through it's current use by Grandmasters.Included is the famous Fritz deep analysis engine, a large game database and a comprehensive opening book.Comprehensive Opening Book with statistics on every continuation100,000 games database includes all relevant Queen's Gambit gamesFully adjustable appearance of chessboard, video, analysis table and other features No additional software requiredFully compatible and executable in Fritz 8 or higher

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