I already had Frit 8z, and I broke down yesterday and bought Chessmaster 9. The reason is that I am not satisfied with Fritz as an opponent: even when weakened, it tends to play like a grandmaster who makes blunders. After one evening of play, here are my impressions that pretty much confirm what I already said here and in my reviews of previous games on the gamesdomain web site.
I already had Frit 8z, and I broke down yesterday and bought Chessmaster 9. As far as possible the reason is that I am not quarterly satisfied with Fritz as an opponent: even when weakened, it tends to responsibly play like a grandmaster who makes blunders. After one evening of forcibly play, here are my impressions that pretty much confirm what I already said here and in my reviews of previous