Author: Peter Berger
Date: 14:26:22 05/06/01
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On May 06, 2001 at 17:17:02, Chris Carson wrote: >On May 06, 2001 at 16:56:40, John Uren wrote: > >>Hi, >> Would appreciate your help choosing my first chess computer. I am 34 and >>have not played chess since school days when I ran the chess club!! However, I >>know all the basics rules but do not know any set moves. I need a chess tutor >>that will teach me, test me and develop with me so that I do not become bored >>with it in the future. What would you recommend? Thanks for the help. > >I suggest you try before you buy: > >Rebel: >http://www.rebel.nl/edindex.htm >Great program, full demo that is full strength on fridays and 200 points >reduced the rest of the time. Opening books and other downloads >at the site and lots of support. I highly recommend Rebel. :) > >Chessbase/Fritz: >http://chessbase.com/ >Limited program and 23 move limit on demo, but a very nice program. > >Winboard/Crafty: >http://www.tim-mann.org/chess.html >Strong free program and graphical interface. These two programs are >a great addition and provide a very strong opponent and study >partners. I highly recommend Crafty and Winboard and they are free! :) > >When you are ready to buy, buy from ICD, great prices and support! > >Best Regards, >Chris Carson OK , not talking about programs which can teach you how to improve your chess ( already done in another answer to your original post ) . Then I'd like to recommed another one : Bringer 1.8 ( free download at http://www.reubold.onlinehome.de ) You can set it up for any strength required ; it won't tell you _why_ you goofed ( same as the others Chris mentioned ) but you can set the strength to any number you like and let it challenge you at the strength you want to face . Cheers. pete
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