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Fernando · Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2017 6:31 pm Post subject: Chessfriend

A friend here has sent me Chesfriend, a program that sometime in the Jurassic age I had in a 3,5 disk, but now lost or in any case unworkable as much none of my even old comps has a diskette reader.
This programs I have played two times with the result of two draws. It is tough in defense so even if you get some advantage, it find resources to keep half a point. OR it can be that I am somewhat tired to gather the last effort to materialize the advantage.
It hAS an interesting style, very pleasant to play it.
It is always fun to play programs that are pretty strong, BUT not at such stratospheric level as not to give us the shadow of a chance.

Fern
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spacious_mind · Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2017 10:59 pm Post subject:

Yes it is a fun program, I also have the original program and manual that I have used a lot to install it on my many oldie DOS computers. I have also played Chess Friend many times. It is just strong enough that you have to play good to beat it.

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microhenri · Member Joined: 28 Dec 2016 Posts: 33 Location: Netherlands

On my Old DOS PC XT I did play The Chessmaster 2000. I did learn the rules of Chess with this program.
Can you compare Chess Friend with it? Does it have the same strength and age or is it even older.

microHenri

Tibono2 · Member Joined: 16 Jan 2017 Posts: 62

Hi microHenri,

Chessmaster 2000 is from D. Kittinger, 1986 and should score ~1900 "elo" on a PC/AT (80286@8Mhz). It belongs to Mychess & many Novag boards' family, including the famous Super Constellation (1984).

ChessFriend is from G. Horvath, 1993 and should score ~2000, 2100 "elo" on a 80486SX33 PC (commonly available in 93, to stay consistent with the birth time of Chess Friend). It belongs to Pandix family.

Tibono

microhenri · Member Joined: 28 Dec 2016 Posts: 33 Location: Netherlands

nathanhoover · Joined: 18 Jun 2017 Posts: 1

Is there a way to purchase this program, or otherwise download it?

mclane · Posted: Sun Jun 18, 2017 8:52 am Post subject:

Chess friend plays more positional.
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CompDad · Member Joined: 08 Feb 2017 Posts: 28

Volodymyr · Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2017 8:35 am Post subject:

Hi,
ChessFriend is almost a version of Pandix WCCC 1992 (Madrid)
https://chessprogramming.wikispaces.com/Pandix
https://chessprogramming.wikispaces.com/WCCC+1992
http://www27.zippyshare.com/v/nlK7784y/file.html