Why pay for a chess program like Chess Master or Fritz?

Question

If you are not a tournament level player.

I can see buying a program if you are good enough.

Gnuchess (comes free with winboard) is free. No strings.

http://www.tim-mann.org/xboard.html

If you are a beginner, why would you pay?

Answer 1

Playing against a program which can tell you when you're going wrong, will help you to improve your game.

If you make a bad move when playing against Fritz, it will always tell you.

Answer 2

Because the tutorials in ChessMaster are pretty d**n good for beginners.

ChessMaster definitely improved my game.

Answer 3

Thanks, I'll try it!