What is the best chess playing software on the market?

After some reaserch, there seem to be two main programs: Chessmaster and Fritz.





What's the best software or what are the pros and cons of each package?

What is the best chess playing software on the market?
Chessmaster is geared more for the novice and beginning chess player, with lots of teaching and training tools that can help you elevate your game to average club player strength. It has a large number of personalities of varying playing strengths so that you can always have an opponent at your level.





Fritz is geared more for the serious to professional player, with superior database functions, game analyzing functions and higher level training aids..





Fritz will run you close to $50 but you can pick up Chessmaster 10 for under $30





you can download a free trial version of Chessmaster at the following link.
Reply:hey are so special software for it you can try any software.


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every thing in my blog is free you can even play some games online


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Reply:The comments that tlp8311 had said about Chessmaster and Fritz are correct.





As for myself, I have Chessmaster.
Reply:Good Game Teacher = Chess master 10


(my teacher Josh Watzkin`s software)








Good Playing Strength = Fritz 10


(more stronger then a World Champion)