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Subject: Re: Chess training problems on Palm

Author: Roy Eassa

Date: 14:46:55 11/23/02

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On November 22, 2002 at 13:25:53, Christophe Theron wrote:

>On November 21, 2002 at 11:07:22, Roy Eassa wrote:
>
>>On November 21, 2002 at 10:58:36, Christophe Theron wrote:
>>
>>>On November 21, 2002 at 03:41:38, Chris Lee wrote:
>>>
>>>>Is there a good program for practicing and/or setting up tactics training
>>>>exercises on the palm?
>>>>
>>>>I have pocket chess deluxe, whose desktop companion piece looked to be just the
>>>>ticket, but it doesn't have a function to set up a board into a position and
>>>>then save it, just enter games from the start position.
>>>>
>>>>I am using a tactics study method using hundreds of tactics problems and it
>>>>would really help me to be able to do these on the palm. I can enter them
>>>>myself, but I need the right software!  Also, any leads on ready to use
>>>>tactics/training items for the palm would be great...
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Chess Tiger for Palm allows you to import PGN (games) and EPD (positions) from
>>>your PC/Mac.
>>>
>>>You can also set up the positions directly on the handheld and save them.
>>>
>>>If you import EPD files, you must import them one position at a time. You can do
>>>it on your PC/Mac by pasting the positions into the MemoPad section of your Palm
>>>Desktop Application. Easy.
>>>
>>>Oh, and it has a really strong chess engine (MUCH stronger than Pocket Chess,
>>>"deluxe" or not).
>>>
>>>Chess Tiger for Palm is here: http://www.chesstiger.com
>>>
>>>    Christophe
>>
>>
>>One more thing about setting up positions in Chess Tiger for Palm: it's a
>>pleasure to do compared to setting up positions in some other programs (Palm and
>>otherwise).  It lets the user drop pieces from a palette (as do all programs)
>>*AND* it also lets the user drag pieces around on the setup board (including
>>dragging them off the board to remove them).
>
>
>
>I'm glad you noticed it!
>
>If only one person (you) has noticed it, well it was worth the two days I spent
>on it!
>
>
>
>    Christophe


You did a GREAT job.  I always notice little usability issues like that.  I
would hope that anybody who has set up positions in your program and in other
programs would notice and appreciate the difference.



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