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Subject: Any experience with Excalibur Karpov Grandmaster autosensory board?

Author: Andy Tenne-Sens

Date: 06:06:03 09/24/98


I'm considering replacing my Fidelity Designer 2100 with the Karpov Grandmaster,
partly for its autosensory feature, partly for its tournament size, and partly
for the fact that both sides have their own display that can show hints, so that
when I play white against my daughters (11 and 14) they can use the hint feature
to give them better chances of beating me.

If anyone out there has this computer, I would greatly appreciate knowing how
satisfied they are with it, and especially if there are any problems with it
that aren't obvious from just reading the computer's specifications.

Also, how does one handle having two queens? The usual trick of using an
upside-down rook probably won't work, since this could screw up the automatic
piece sensing, which I assume requires the pieces' bases be on the board.

Since I can't access the CCC newsgroup daily, I'd prefer if you could reply to
my E-mail address at:

   andy.tenne-sens@crc.ca

Thanks in advance.

Andy Tenne-Sens



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