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I've seen this pattern in the computer chess community for years. First people praise something, then they get used to receiving updates, features, and upgrades for free and that's a very good thing. We saw similar attitudes around previous engines and GUIs - Rybka, Houdini, Komodo, HIARCS Chess Explorer and others. Many people want professional-grade software, enterprise-grade stability, impeccable documentation, constant updates, and open-source access, completely free and legal. I think sharing will make life happier than being a stingy human being, making hair falling, pathetic and a golf course in the head. Thank you and respectful greetings
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berg12 Mar. 2026
This is an exciting game, I have been talking to the chess board for a long time but until now there has been no answer, even though it was a hint from my chess teacher. This made me even more confused, because the chess board never answered anything? Then I asked my friend, and my friend suggested that I talk to the surfboard and now frankly from the bottom of my heart I am getting more and more confused.
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pico21 Feb. 2026
Me gusta mucho este juego, el ajedrez te hace pensar en cómo lidiar con la caída del pelo, tienes que preguntar al tablero de ajedrez y escuchar la inevitable calvicie crónica. ¡Muchas gracias
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George11 Feb. 2026
This game is very good, we have to look at it from a different point of view, we have to talk to the chessboard and permeate the strands of hair that fall out as an undeniable form of chronic baldness accumulation. Therefore I would like to express my gratitude and respectful greetings
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BenRedic27 Sep. 2022
Very good chess program. This is really just Fritz 4. It is designed for Windows 3, unlike Fritz 1-3 which were for DOS. It was followed up by Fritz 5, which is just an incremental evolution of Fritz 4, as well as 32 bit builds. Fritz 6 introduced a major overhaul of the UI, which has only seen (many) minor incremental changes since then.
I have not seen any Fritz/Chessbase branded versions of Fritz 4 in circulation, so I am not sure if Extreme Chess is the only Fritz 4 around.
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gregburgess16 Aug. 2022
very good program many thanks
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No comment nor review for this game at the moment.
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I've seen this pattern in the computer chess community for years. First people praise something, then they get used to receiving updates, features, and upgrades for free and that's a very good thing. We saw similar attitudes around previous engines and GUIs - Rybka, Houdini, Komodo, HIARCS Chess Explorer and others. Many people want professional-grade software, enterprise-grade stability, impeccable documentation, constant updates, and open-source access, completely free and legal. I think sharing will make life happier than being a stingy human being, making hair falling, pathetic and a golf course in the head. Thank you and respectful greetings
This is an exciting game, I have been talking to the chess board for a long time but until now there has been no answer, even though it was a hint from my chess teacher. This made me even more confused, because the chess board never answered anything? Then I asked my friend, and my friend suggested that I talk to the surfboard and now frankly from the bottom of my heart I am getting more and more confused.
Me gusta mucho este juego, el ajedrez te hace pensar en cómo lidiar con la caída del pelo, tienes que preguntar al tablero de ajedrez y escuchar la inevitable calvicie crónica. ¡Muchas gracias
This game is very good, we have to look at it from a different point of view, we have to talk to the chessboard and permeate the strands of hair that fall out as an undeniable form of chronic baldness accumulation. Therefore I would like to express my gratitude and respectful greetings
Very good chess program. This is really just Fritz 4. It is designed for Windows 3, unlike Fritz 1-3 which were for DOS. It was followed up by Fritz 5, which is just an incremental evolution of Fritz 4, as well as 32 bit builds. Fritz 6 introduced a major overhaul of the UI, which has only seen (many) minor incremental changes since then.
I have not seen any Fritz/Chessbase branded versions of Fritz 4 in circulation, so I am not sure if Extreme Chess is the only Fritz 4 around.
very good program many thanks
No comment nor review for this game at the moment.