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Subject: Re: Power Chess 98

Author: Fernando Villegas

Date: 16:21:01 03/19/98

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On March 18, 1998 at 23:41:13, Tim OConnor wrote:

>I purchased Power Chess 98 about a month ago.  All of the bugs that I
>know of in the earlier version are fixed.  I can export pgn, the system
>doesn't lock up, etc.  Since I bought it, I have been trying to "crack
>the king."  I'm not there yet, but I am very close.
>
>Instructionally, it is a unique learning experience.  I doubted the
>value of learning an opening that is not in my repertoire.  IM Minev has
>some interesting ideas on this in the February issue of Inside Chess.  I
>have learned a great deal about the Giuoco Piano and improved my tactics
>(& confidence) tremendously.  One problem with me using computer chess
>programs is my reliance on taking back moves.  This program has helped
>me break that dependancy.  The king was too difficult for me in the
>previous version and this one is much better able to adapt to my play.
>
>I wish that the program would move ahead in its analysis of my games to
>the point where I deviated from that line in my previous game instead of
>telling me, for example, that 1. e4 is a good move for 50 games.


Hi Tim:


Your words of praise of Power has been very well by me received as much
as yesterday., in a sudden -but in fact frequent kind of behaviour in
internet shopping- impulse I bought it already. So, I did well after
all.
Bye
Frnando
>This is a much improved version.  The instructional value of this
>program has been underrated.  I doubt if a reviewer will be able to do
>justice to his/her review of the program without attempting to "crack
>the king" for 50 to 100 games.
>
>Tim



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