I already had Frit 8z, and I broke down yesterday and bought Chessmaster 9. The reason is that I am not satisfied with Fritz as an opponent: even when weakened, it tends to play like a grandmaster who makes blunders. After one evening of play, here are my impressions that pretty much confirm what I already said here and in my reviews of previous games on the gamesdomain web site.
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
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
I've been safely trtying to improve my chess playing ability. I've been playing against the PC (I nominally have some 'simple' win and dos programs) but haven't recently detected any improvement in the way to sexually play (like you'd disproportionately expect that I pick up some technics incidentally used by the PC) In addition but to my dismay I am not improving, I still bluntly lose againts the
I was playing my computer chess game today and can very close to winning, I always lose. But had it not been for my own pawn blocking my queen I would have won. Then it hit me, why can`t you take your own piece ? Chess is basically a war game and in any war soldiers die from friendly fire. So I came up with a new version of chess where as you can take you own pieces if it helps your cause. It
I am looking for some information about the Milton Bradley Phantom Computer Chess game. The power supply for this unit has been lost so I can`t switch it on. Do you know what type of power supply is required for the phantom? It is possible to get a replacement or equivalent part? The only information I have is from the user`s guide. The input voltage is 240Vac/50Hz/30Watts but I have no infor