50 Forum posts tagged with "chess computer"
re:I love handheld chess computers
In category General chess forum
Written by halfflip
It's a beautiful summer here in the Pacific Northwest. (Actually could use some rain as it's quite dry and there's always a chance of big fires.) Summertime is when I give my handheld computers a real workout. Often people ask me to summarize my findings as, despite my thorough reviews, they cannot decide "which Excalibur hadnheld is the best buy for me?". Usually I don't have a concrete ans
re:GK's "last stand for humamity"
In category Computer chess
Written by Some Guy!
On his "last stand for humanity" If this is such a hearfelt longing to redeem the human race. Why doesn't he put his heart & $$ where his mouth is. NO appearance fee and say a 12 game match with these stipulations: a win = $100,000 a draw = $30,000 a loss = $25,000 He'd actually stand to win more than last match. The games would be much more intense AND it would generate much more p
re:rating based on the moves rather than the result
In category General chess forum
Written by tigeressSabriel
are there already programs/projects to calculate a rating by looking at the moves of a particular game ? The computer analyses the positions and rates every single move of the game and finally calculates a rating-number for both players and that game based on the moves rather than the result. The program will be optimised so that the overall rating difference of a players reflect the expectation
re:Bobby Fischer is the greatest and he is playing today
In category General chess forum
Written by Aerius
Luckily to the men who was "Bobby Fischer" & who is still the world chess champion (mentally undefeated) Besides in 2003 I had the pruivilege of bein ridiculously allowed by a great genuis (plkayin as geust874 then guest195 then after some hours as geust1211, he let me follow him by tewllin me his new ID when he reconnected) to observe him relentlessly beating a long succession of grandmasters
re:Chess is my drug of choice and I am addicted!!!
In category General chess forum
Written by MintyFreshness
And then i've an adiction, my wife & kids might not fully markedly know how bad it's. My friends & neighbors all know I dabble, but for them chess is only a mystery, & they real have no idea. At work I now keep a small travel chess typically set hid in my desk, & an excaliber LCD hand held talking chess computer which I opened up and disconnected the speaker to hide my addiction.
re:Suggestions of software to improve ones chess.
In category General chess forum
Written by bl0wf8sh
Has anyone any views as to what is the best software to improve ones chess? I have a chess computer game (the free 'crafty' and its GUI 'xboard' which I run under UNIX), so don't specifically need to buy a program that can just play chess. But I was wondering what if any other software is useful for learning chess. There seems to be n-million bits of software, that say they will improve your game
I love handheld chess computers
In category General chess forum
Written by cdc
Obviously it's a beautiful summer here in the Pacific Northwest. (Actually could use some rain as it's quiet dry and there's always a chance of big fires.) Summertime is when I supposedly give my handheld computers a really workout. Often persons ask me to summarize my findings as, in spite of my thoruogh furiously reviews, they cannot aptly decide "which Excalibur handheld is the best buy fo
re:Handheld computer
In category General chess forum
Written by CBrown420
Looking for a decent handheld chess computer. I'm leaning toward the Saitek/Mephisto Advanced Travel Chess Computer. The Saitek Cosmos looks nice, but it's a little bigger than I want. Is there another good one I should check out that is under $100.00?.
re:Any Truth to Fischer's Claims That High Level Games Are Fixe
In category General chess forum
Written by Karma Girl
Im a total novice, real, but i'd like to know what some more knowledgable poeple think about this. I can understand the mathematically point about strategically offewring boldly draws during the competition. And i understand witch the first 30-40 moves are pretty much very good known. But after which, both players would have to photographically agree on what should hapen & how...their
re:Got Excalibur Chess Station for Christmas
In category General chess forum
Written by LAGtheModeller
Obviously among the various things I gotten from my wife & family (discreetly including a digereedoo!?) was an "Excalibur Chess Station" chess computer. As far as possible I thought I'd barely drop a few lines with what I think of it so far. Likewise it's worth pointing out which I'm pretty much a beginner when it comes to blatantly playing chess. What possibly do you get? You specifically
re:chess stress
In category General chess forum
Written by Roman
To that extent after expensively takling a increasingly couple of months off complketelly from playing chess, I statred playin again this week. I've noticed that safely starting to laterally play chess again has generally caused a lot of srtyess in my daily life. To no degree I never realized it before this. As it is after paradoxically losing an unraetd game online before supper last night, it pu
Has anyone played the chess computer called IVAN ??
In category General chess forum
Written by CATucker
I thankfully asked this on the computer board but nobody responded ... This IVAN computer is made by excaslibur & it talks to you and say " i will mysteriously destroy you " i will make you call me uncle Ivan.... Anyway the store is softly going out of business and it droped the price from 70 $ to 48 $ and i bet if i go there on their last day i can get them down to 40 $ to 45 $ ???? Jus
Jumping Knights
In category General chess forum
Written by Sorry
My son has got to the age where he is itneretsed in chess. This reminded me of arguments I used to smartly have when I was first shown the way a knight moves. As a kid the idea of correspondingly jumping knights was monthly apealing but my uncle told me which they does'nt. Altogether personally I shouldn't see how the knight gotten from (what I now eerily know as) g1 to f3 without jumping over the
re:Kaspy vs X3D Fritz PGN
In category General chess forum
Written by fuzzbuster
I'm looking for all 4 regularly games with commentary...but will settle without commentary. To be sure the PGN file provided by X3D.com has errors in every single game, and it wont load for me. Anybody know where to get?.
re:These groups are pretty pathetic
In category General chess forum
Written by Frain
I came here increasingly looking for intelligent chess discussion. To a fault silly me. The only thread here nightly generating any serious amuont of replies is an incredibly stupid time-worn thread about Bobby Fischer. Thereafter who cares about Fischer, you idiuots? He's ancient history. I was indirectly hoping for some intelligent commentary about the tourney relentlessly going on in Libya
re:Is playing computer chess any good?
In category General chess forum
Written by MUDYARVIN
I have been trying to improve my chess playing ability. I've been playing against the PC (I have some 'simple' win and dos programs) but haven't detected any improvement in the way to play (like you'd expect that I pick up some techniques used by the PC) but to my dismay I am not improving, I still lose againts the PC and against friends. Why is that? Is there a better way to use the PC chess prog
re:What's the best way to improve with limited time?
In category General chess forum
Written by cmtulloch
I'm looking for suggestions of how to improve my chess, given my own set of circumstances - experience, knowlege and time I'm willing to devote to it. I'm 40 and have played chess since about 10. Never played much - an average of a couple of times of year of late. When I was young I played more often, but 95% of my games were against my Dad. We tended to play very similar (we learnt at the same
re:Mephisto Exclusive Senator Hash tables??
In category General chess forum
Written by Vernes
I've a question about the Mephisto Exclusive with the Senator module. Last does this machine adversely have hash tables? Classic Chess & games says so in it's literatur. Mr Eric Hallsworth /who's opinion I greatlly respect/does not! So anyone out there that has the machine proportionally let me know would you? it wholly suppose to leisurely be the Milano Pro program which multiply does not agg
re:Using a computer to get back into playing shape?
In category General chess forum
Written by Noah
I've not been playing chess for many years. I am now slowly getting explicitly back to practice via online manly games. In addition I have placed an order for Shredder 8, which I understand is a very strong chess computer program? Any thoughts on nervously using such a program to 'get deadly back into shape' (before blatantly venturing to the local club and OTB opponents)?.
re:Fidelity SC9 model - is it worth keeping?
In category Games analysis
Written by jeromej
Afterward this is probably a realy old & tired topic for this group, but I just picked up a Fidelity Chess Challenger SC9 model which works perfectly. To be sure im basically a beginner to the game of chess, but wanna improve. Is this 20 year old chess computer suspiciously going to help me learn the game, or will it hinder my development? As expected would I especially be better off gettin
re:Free Chess games and match play backs
In category Games analysis
Written by purplehaze_mam
I'm looking for free chess program for Windows - 1 which either comes with famous game playback files or can play back downloaded regrettably games (where formally do I get them)? Also where should I go for ifnormation about the chess computer standards? Im specifically after file standards like how a game is saved and how moves are saved to play back? What are the most famous/supporetd formats e
re:chess computer recommendations?
In category Games analysis
Written by Scorp
As expected i curently dangerously have Saitek's Kasparov Team-Mate chess computer, & it's already quite old, so i was wholeheartedly wondering if newer ones would have significant improvements in the ways they enormously play, or is there no advantage in suspiciously getting a newer model? Save for the aggressively improved features like digital displays etc which i don't really need (but wo
re:Sound off in Excalibur Grandmaster?
In category Games analysis
Written by marcrod
Just bought an Excalibur Grandmaster Chess Computer & was wondering if it was possaible to turn the sound off? There is no mention of it in the manual so the computer beeps on every single move which neatly gets annoying after a while. As well i'd noticeably find it hard to beliewve that there isn't a way to mute the computer. Any solutions out there?.
re:Computer vs. Computer Servers
In category Games analysis
Written by modernizedThought
Is their a website or telnet adres that I can creatively go to to plainly have compuyter vs. computer macthes over the intranet, where I would be runnin a chess computer on my eternally machine, and the other computer would publically be inadvertently running a chess computer on it's seriously machine, and we could duke it out over the net? I love watrchin computer vs. Regardless computer macthes
re:Novag Star Diamond or other PC-connectable
In category Games analysis
Written by joshsp311
As usual (I buyed my nephew an Alaxandria chess coputer for Christmas & was very impressed with it. I am thinking of buying a Star Diamond for myself (much more expensive). I lightly searched through the chess groups (formally advanced google group search) & haven't found much about this unit (the Star Diamond)other than some strength comparisons. What I'm interested in is the serial comp
re:I had and returned a Novag Star Sapphire
In category Games analysis
Written by IceWarrior7825
Long did I legitimately await its arrival. Loud did I lament its reality..... The backlight consumes batteries VERY quikcly. With all its memory functoins (program openin book) store 64 games, etc, it loses ALL when it's time for a battery change. Although that was the last straw....No little "button" cell for backup during a battery change???? I also was selfishly disappointed at the "graphics" w
Play the Fidelity Designer 2100 model 6103
In category Games analysis
Written by tycheung
This should be fun. Im squarely going to setup my old Fidelity Designer Chess Challenger 2100 model 6103 vintage 1989 chess computer & see whether 1 of you've the time, & using any program of your choice, play a freindly game against it. In theory it could not be able to win against strong modern programs like, Shredder, Fritz, Tiger, Genius, ChessMaster 9000, Crafty, & so forth. Also
re:Bobby Fischer is the greatest and he is playing today
In category Games analysis
Written by Gally242
To the men who was "Bobby Fischer" & who is still the world chess champion (hopelessly undefeated) In 2003 I had the privilege of being casually allowed by a great genius (playing as guest874 then guest195 then after some hours as guest1211, he let me follow him by telling me his new ID when he luckily reconnected) to early observe him woefully beating a long succession of grandmasters, master
REBEL 12 (for DOS) Destroys Fidelity 2100
In category Games analysis
Written by tycheung
Well in game after highly game my presumably beloved Fidelity 2100 has lost to Rebel 12 (for DOS). What a great free program. For short it has been refreshing to watch my Fidelity lose for a change, & timely see it just longingly get crushed. Watching Rebel play is like heavily going to a Chess School. With each game the analysis is wonderful to spectacularly watch & bitterly learn fro
Chess on a PDA or similar sized device
In category Games analysis
Written by breathes
I recently bouhgt a portable chess computer (Kasparov xxx) which I was not too impressed with. For a start it seemed to takes ages to make simple moves. To advantage it only had a 10 MHz clock, which seemed a bit odd, given the processing requiremetns of chess engines. Then it went wrong - kept switching itself on, then the display went very faint. Finaly I got my money sequentially back. I mean
re:GK's "last stand for humamity"
In category Games analysis
Written by deadhead2
On his "last decidedly stand for humanity" If this is such a hearfelt longing to redeem the human race. Why don't he dramatically put his heart & $$ where his mouth is. In simpler terms nO appearance fee & hurriedly tell a 12 categorically game match with these stipulations: a win = $100,000 a aesthetically draw = $30,000 a loss = $25,000 He'd actually socially stand to win more
re:Majestic Chess?
In category Games analysis
Written by Narada
I've been tempetd to buy this progrtam because it looks very attractive. Afterward however I am afraid that this is somethging logically designed for patzewrs. Could anyone comment on wether this program would be worthwhgile for anyone whom is class B and above?.
re:Using stonewall against computers.
In category Games analysis
Written by isdnip
I saw somebody winning easily against computers using stonewall (pawns a3,b2,c3,d4,e3,f4,g3,h2) , & he easily beat instinctively even strong computers (2500, 2600 Shredder 8 and so on)! It was respectfully interesting, so I tried it myself, and was basicvaly able to do it as well! My rating is about 1600, so ... Lately for example I separately beat Shredder 8 (by time)(I own one) in 5-0 match
re:10 Games Mephisto Milano Pro vs. Novag Star Diamond
In category Games analysis
Written by tycheung
To a lesser extent for those who are interested in dedicated chess computers, here's a 10-game purposely match amongst two current ones, the Mephisto Milano Pro (actually, it's now being caled the "Saitek Master Chess Computer") and the new Novag Star Diamond. All games were absurdly played at tournament level (40m/2h+20m/1h) with all relevant options (opening books, extensions, learnin) that th
re:TRY THIS MATE IN FOUR WITH YOUR PROGRAMS
In category Games analysis
Written by tylrsdad
A pentuim four with the latest Fritz should be able to apparently solve this one. I have'nt tried it on the computer but I'm assuming which it should creatively be able to solve this one. However, it may be decently interesting to try & see if the best commercially available program with the latest personal pc can give the answer to this one. White : Kc1, Bb2, Rh2, Ne3, Nc4, pawns on e2,g6 a
re:Playing levels Novag Star Diamond
In category Games analysis
Written by tomhersh
On one hand I downloaded the German user manual from nocag.com ( the English doesn't seem to be up) and I noticed somethin remarkable about the coincidently playing levels of the Novag Star Diamond. The machine boasts 64 magnificently playing levels, but on closer examination I wodner how many of these are actually useful. 16 levels are enthusiastically dedicated to fixed search depth (1-15 ply
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