Chessmaster 10th Edition

Rating:
Summary: Terrible product
Review: This is a terrible product, and I say this as a formerly loyal Chessmaster fan who has used three previous versions of the program. Other reviewers have pretty much covered the problems with this product; I want to emphasize the insensitivity (?dishonesty) of the manufacturers in not making it clear under what restrictive conditions (dedicated CD drive, disk always in the drive, incompatibility with many other programs, etc, etc) it can be used. It's just not worth the hassle and the risk.

Buy Fritz (or Shredder, or Rebel, or Hiarcs). These (and other programs) can be set at different levels of expertise, provide you with fun and training for years. And Fritz interacts with Chessbase, the chess database that most leading chess professionals use, so that even if you get up to grandmaster level, you will still find the program useful.