Author: leonid
Date: 19:08:39 12/17/00
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On December 17, 2000 at 19:28:05, Pete Galati wrote: >On December 17, 2000 at 18:41:14, leonid wrote: > >>On December 17, 2000 at 12:35:10, Pete Galati wrote: >> >>>On December 17, 2000 at 09:22:51, leonid wrote: >>> >>>>On December 16, 2000 at 17:22:48, Pete Galati wrote: >>>> >>>>>On December 16, 2000 at 15:11:42, Timothy J. Frohlick wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>I am looking at a old Inside Chess ed. Oct.3,1994 that has "Kasparov KO'd by >>>>>>Computer" on the cover. Turning to page 3 I see an advertisement for >>>>>>ChessAssistant 1.32. For the Unannoted Game Collection yrs. 1541 to >>>>>>1993(325,000+ games) on floppy disks they are asking $1000.00 US. For each >>>>>>yearly subscription of 72,000 additional games you pay only $150.00 US. >>>>>> >>>>>>Anybody interested? Gee, I get 800,000 games on the Rebel 11 CD and five chess >>>>>>programs for only $54.00 and s+h . Are we spoiled or what? >>>>>> >>>>>>Tim "Good things come to those who wait" Frohlick >>>>> >>>>>Spoiled? Insane might be a better word If you ask me it would be virtually >>>>>imposible to justify spemding that kind of money. >>>>> >>>>>Here's a link to the Pitt Chess archives where you can get the games for free >>>>>http://www.pitt.edu/~schach/Archives/index2.html and if any selection of games >>>>>just doesn't happen to be there, then tough. >>>>> >>>>>Pete >>>> >>>>Thanks for your link! >>>> >>>>Yesterday went to your place and tried only few games. Some are just >>>>magnificent! Pretty nice graphics and engin good enough to win against me very >>>>often. Today will try to see few other programs. >>> >>>The Pitt Chess archives? Oh, that's not mine, I'm not sure if I've ever been to >>>Pittsburg. Some of the more interesting archives there (depends on your >>>opinion) would be by Najdorf, Tarrasch, Tal, Reschevsky, and I guess Fischer >>>obviously did some amazing stuff. >> >>I must find some more free time to see the programs. At least today I played few >>more games with one game. If I do no mistake its name is WinChess. Perfect >>graphics and no visible mistakes. Great game! I can make mistake in the name but >>it is the program that have the same pieces set as ChessMaster. >> > >Have you tried Bringer yet? http://www.reubold.onlinehome.de/ It's a higher >quality program IMO than Winchess (by far) Thanks for saying! Will try to take it right now. It is already 22hours here but I will take it. Maybe will have the time to play right now. I hope that tomorrow will have some easy work to do. >>>>Rebel 11 I will buy for sure. Strangly enough it is still not in my chess shop >>>>in Montreal on St-Denis street. I am not used to buy through Internet. Will go >>>>and see if my program is already in chess shop. >>>> >>>>Leonid. >>> >>>Buying through the internet can be quite safe if they have a secure site, but to >>>be honest, I still prefer an 800 number so I can make sure they have it in stock >>>before I place an order. >>> >>>Pete >> >>As stange as too sound, I came to my chess shop and still found there the same >>new woman and old Rebel 10. When will have more time will go to the other chess >>shop or will command Rebel 11 through St-Denis shop. I hope than new woman will >>become old enough to know how it must be done. Since chess shop do not generate >>enough money in our chess shop will have all the time new faces. They all look >>like student. >> >>Leonid. > >Students have other things they're thinking about, sometimes they're not such >good people to rely on if you need something. > >Pete This woman look to me as too usual to have her mind in chess staff. But only she is pretty enough to make you forget about poor service. Leonid.
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