Author: Steven Schwartz
Date: 13:15:14 10/17/00
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On October 17, 2000 at 16:06:29, John Coffey wrote: >I saw this pocket chess computer advertised in chess life for $24. Never have >I seen a portable unit for such low cost and with so many features. My guess is >that it can't be very good at all. Chess Life says "Tournament Strength" but >that could mean 1250. It claims that the program is as good as some table top >models, and some of the features sound similar, but not all the table top models >that the USCF sells are strong. I bought a unit that was hand held a couple of >years ago from ICD, which was supposedly 1400 but seemed much weaker to me. > >If anybody has one of these, I would be curious what they think of it. It >might be nice to take on plane trips. > >John Coffey The LCD Chess will play about 1100 to 1200 given tournament time conditions 40/2). It is cute but does not have a very sophisticated program. I am not quite sure which portable you bought from us a couple of years ago, but we quote ratings based upon 40/2 and we try to be accurate. Unfortunately, it is not an exact science. Steve (ICD/Your Move Chess & Games)
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