With Chessbase 11 you can already simply add any number of strong UCI engines (Houdini, Rybka, Stockfish, etc...) and use them from within the database for analysis. The only real limitation there is you can't play against the engine with it responding to your moves, and you can't do automated analysis - you have to step through move by move and annotate yourself.
For playing out endgame positions and automated analysis, given that you alread have Chessbase 11, Fritz 13 would be a natural fit. Interfacing with chessbase and its databases would work seamlessly, and as with Chessbase many alternative, and stronger, engines could be added in for other takes on analysis.
hello folks.
i've upgraded pc's to one with windows 7. most of my older chess software no longer works.
i use chessbase 11 but would like your advice for playing software.
i use playing software primarily for post-game analysis and setting up endgame positions and playing against it to learn endgame technique. i rarely play a game against the software however i do consider getting into correspondence play where engines are allowed (iccf).
so with the above considerations what playing software would you recommend (fritz 13, shredder, etc) ??
thanks for any advice.
chuck