
Whether the lines are green or not reflects little on their status and more on the strengths of Fritz. In my experience, like all databases, it is easy to see various lines but that's about it. I think I remember him saying that a single volume book like MCO wouldn't be too helpful to experts or above.Įdit - Oh, and I mainly just use MCO as a reference book to look up what move I should have made after I've made an opening blunder in an otb game. I think there's a John Watson review on Silman's site that compares MCO and NCO. Also, when you or your opponent decides to make a move not in MCO, then you are literally out of book (pun intended). I guess the downside of MCO is that it doesn't contain all of the openings. MCO does give a small amount of discussion at the beginning of the major sections, and that tends to help patzers like me to get an inkling of the various plans. Bedlam has decided that it's best used as a shim for a table leg.


What is it with MCO that makes it better or more practical than any digital opening book, say fritz.ctg, or sheebar.ctg?Hmm, I guess I'm not sure that it's necessarily better than something like fritz.ctg.
