Author: pavel
Date: 01:09:36 07/05/00
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On July 05, 2000 at 03:31:42, Pete Galati wrote: >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 calling the interface "best" can be understandable...... since its really is good IMO. but the program as the best around?? most people doesnt even know about it.....hehe Pavel
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