I posted this on the Chess.com forums and thus far it hasn't garnered any responses and so I thought I would give it a try here, too, especially since the average user here is probably far more knowledgeable about this sort of thing anyway:
http://www.uscfsales.com/komodo-chess-9-multiprocessor-version.html
Bottom line: As I'm getting more and more serious about the game and playing competitively, I want to envelope myself with the absolute best training material I can afford. Thus far I have done that.
When it comes to this software, Komodo Chess 9, and all that it comes with in the package for $99.99 now (they just dropped the price) I'm wondering the following:
1) Komodo 9 is currently the #1 or #2 engine in seemingly a huge majority's opinion. Komodo claims to excel positionally and I'm curious as to if this is truly the case. Can someone who has experience with it confirm?
2) It just released in May. How long before I see "Komodo 9 SE" or "Komodo 10" available? I don't want to spend $100 now just to see something new release in the near future and I'm not familiar with how frequently they roll out these kind of programs.
3) With the access to all of the Chessbase material, the cloud database, and the Playchess account for a year, $99 is a great value, no?
Just want to clear a few things up before I make the purchase. Thanks in advance for all who can contribute.
edit: I actually see that the company that makes Komodo themselves sell a 9.2 version for $60 USD. It provides ~30 ELO points of additional strength. Not that I would need this or anything but ...I see they would be rolling out small updates now and then.
http://www.uscfsales.com/komodo-chess-9-multiprocessor-version.html
Bottom line: As I'm getting more and more serious about the game and playing competitively, I want to envelope myself with the absolute best training material I can afford. Thus far I have done that.
When it comes to this software, Komodo Chess 9, and all that it comes with in the package for $99.99 now (they just dropped the price) I'm wondering the following:
1) Komodo 9 is currently the #1 or #2 engine in seemingly a huge majority's opinion. Komodo claims to excel positionally and I'm curious as to if this is truly the case. Can someone who has experience with it confirm?
2) It just released in May. How long before I see "Komodo 9 SE" or "Komodo 10" available? I don't want to spend $100 now just to see something new release in the near future and I'm not familiar with how frequently they roll out these kind of programs.
3) With the access to all of the Chessbase material, the cloud database, and the Playchess account for a year, $99 is a great value, no?
Just want to clear a few things up before I make the purchase. Thanks in advance for all who can contribute.
edit: I actually see that the company that makes Komodo themselves sell a 9.2 version for $60 USD. It provides ~30 ELO points of additional strength. Not that I would need this or anything but ...I see they would be rolling out small updates now and then.