Author: Lawrence S. Tamarkin
Date: 23:25:56 12/10/01
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Its wonderful! - I've had it at the Marshall Chess Club for some time now. (I also bought it from DGT through a Rebel promotion). Mostly I set it up on Sundays to play against FIDE & Life Master Asa Hoffmann (Bobby Fischer's sparring partner). I'm not bothering to save too many of the games anymore - We play mostly 10 minute games and it wins almost all the time whether it be Shredder, Fritz6 or Tiger playing. (Fritz7 & Shredder 6 next:)). Mostly games featuring 1.Nc3 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 Asa as black - Things like Czech Benoni 1.d4 c5 2.d5 e5, old indian, 1.d4 d6 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 e5, or after 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 g6. And other 'Asa' specialties - Doesn't matter, the programs still handle all this stuff fine in 10 minute games, winning tactically. Asa is still one of the strongest players in NY city, and continues to win many rapids, 10 minute & 30 minute type events at both the Marshall and Manhattan. I almost had Bill Lombardy play it, but the night he came in, I was having some serious software conflict problems (something with a Chess Assistant program, messed up the playing programs. After removing them, I am back to normal with my Notebook computer's W/98 setup). I've played it, and other weak players in the club play it - We all lose... Yuri Lapshun (Marshall Champion & US Championship qualifier), has played Tiger 14 (chess base version), a few games against it, and he won 1, drew 2, that I remember. Sorry no games just now, but maybe later. Its allot of fun, and perhaps it will be important to the club's history some day depending on how long I keep my manager job there, chess politics not withstanding - Any of you New Yorker's, we would love to have you join! Larry S. Tamarkin On December 10, 2001 at 13:24:49, Gerald Grimsley wrote: >Hello, I'm thinking of buying the DGT electronic chessboard and am looking for >feedback. Is the quality worth the money and is it well made? Does it work >well with the newest programs? I would be using it with a Dell P4 running >Windows ME. Any comments would be appreciated. Also, does ICE sell it (give >them first choice, of course). >thanks >Gerald
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