Author: Pete Galati
Date: 00:31:42 07/05/00
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On July 05, 2000 at 02:59:54, pavel wrote: >Hi guys, > check this out, i got this qoute from the chess.net webpage. Though I >connected through the chess.net interface (by clicking shop button) but I am >sure the webpage is the same... >-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >chess.net for Windows >Version 2.0 CD-ROM > > >Price: $49.95 Quantity: > > > >chess.net for Windows is the world's most exciting multimedia chess product >tailored for the chess novice and enthusiast alike. Special Features include: > >Easy-to-use Graphical Interface >Customizable 2D and 3D board views >Customizable pieces >Requires no typing except, of course, for chatting! >Real-time Audio Communication >Talk with other players >Talk with Grandmasters (Requires Grandmaster Academy Membership) >Listen to lectures from Grandmasters (Requires Grandmaster Academy) >Grandmaster-strength chess engine >Play against the computer at various levels from novice to Grandmaster >Game and position analysis for your own game or observed games >Opening book containing 20,000 openings >Internet playing capability >Play people from all over the world of all ages and strengths >Watch Grandmasters play at chess.net, such as FIDE World Champion Anatoly Karpov >(Requires Gold Membership) >Watch other players' games >Study past games >Chat with other players, discuss chess concepts, make friends >Have a chess.net rating >Have an official United States Chess Federation rating at chess.net >(Requires Gold Membership) >Historical archive of over 1 million games >Grandmaster-level games from as early as middle 1500's to the present >Sort by name (Fischer, Karpov, Kasparov, etc.) >Go through these games move-by-move (forward and backward) >Search by position (Are you stumped? See how the greatest players in the >history of chess handled such a situation) >Ask the chess engine to second-guess the GM at any point in the game. Ask it to >show the best move and predicted line. > > >Remember, no other chess software on the market has the strength of our chess >engine. No other software integrates the database, chess engine, and the >Internet. Most importantly, no other software can help your game as much as >chess.net 2.0 for Windows! > Shopping Cart X Description Qty Subtotal >Preshipping Total $ > >-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >really is it the best software around??.......i doubt it though ;) >cheers >pavel Hell of a sales pitch isn't it. Ignore it. You can hook up to Chessnet with their free download interface, or what I've started using at Chessnet for an interface is Cclient. I think I've heard that their (Chessnet's interface's) engine is Crafty, and we all know that's a free download and works great with Winboard. I'm trying to see some advantages in paying for that thing they're offering, but I don't see any. Pete
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