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10th January 2009, 09:11pm
#1
by joetheplumber
The White House United States
Member Since: Nov 2008
Member Points: 322

I love the game analysis on chess.com but cant afford a membership that would give me as many as I want. Is there a similar program that I can run myself on my computer and put the PNG files into and get a similar analysis?

I run linux and windows and would love suggestions for either.

Is there a free program?

10th January 2009, 10:48pm
#2
by dlordmagic
greenville, SC United States
Member Since: Apr 2008
Member Points: 439

They have a free version of fritz on this site. Its like 5.0. Other than that premium is the way to go.

11th January 2009, 07:04am
#3
by joetheplumber
The White House United States
Member Since: Nov 2008
Member Points: 322

Yes, but even a premium membership (gold) only has two, and I cant afford the 500 bucks to get a diamond.

Ill try fritz, can I simply plug in the downloaded PGN files from my games on the site?

Thanks for your help.

11th January 2009, 09:53pm
#4
by dlordmagic
greenville, SC United States
Member Since: Apr 2008
Member Points: 439

Its a chess engine you can download on your computer. You ust have the program analyse your game. It takes a little bit of time, but once its finished its pretty accurate. If you can find chessmaster: grandmaster edition, get that instead. It does the same thing as fritz, but its more visual.

11th January 2009, 10:05pm
#5
by IM ACEChess
Arizona United States
Member Since: Dec 2008
Member Points: 1034

There are a couple different types of free programs out there. ChessBase.com has a free download called ChessBase Light. However, this is simply a program that allows you to input your games and analyze them yourself. I don't believe it comes with any "Chess Engines". The best Chess Engine on the market is Rybka 3. I don't think it costs more than $50. Also, as dlordmagic mentioned, they have a free Fritz Download on this site. A good chess coach is probably the best source of game review, but making the investment in the newest Fritz/Rybka programs would be the way to go if you want something permanent on your computer that doesn't require web access.

22nd October 2009, 02:00am
#6
by LuckyLooser
Ulricehamn Sweden
Member Since: Oct 2009
Member Points: 12

There is a free programm for Linux AND Windows:

Scid

Its a database but you can also analyse with Fruit, Crafty, Glaurung etc.

And you can play against it. I like it more than Fritz.

Regards

22nd October 2009, 03:27am
#7
by CarlMI
White Post, VA United States
Member Since: Mar 2008
Member Points: 934

Fritz has a similar analysis feature, I run it sometimes to find all my missed tactical shots.  The main drawback is having the computer out of my use while Fritz is crunching.  Basically, you paste in your PGN, tell Fritz what type of analysis, how much time to spend on each move and then come back later to see the results.  To get maximum time on a frustrating game I'll load it before bed and check it when I get back from work, (to find I missed a simple fork at move 7).

22nd October 2009, 04:15am
#8
by Scarblac
Arnhem Netherlands
Member Since: Nov 2008
Member Points: 2009

Scid + the free version of Rybka for me. Runs on both Linux and Windows (and Mac, I think).

 

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