Author: Gordon Rattray
Date: 11:47:47 06/04/03
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On June 04, 2003 at 14:18:45, martin beaver wrote: >And if so, do you recommend them and any particular one? I'm tempted to get one >for internet chess but they are expensive so need to be sure :) I've got a DGT board (auto-sensory, no LEDs on the board). - I like using the board and pieces, even when it's not connected to the PC. It's a nice chess set - I play on the Internet, and I use this board, but I don't connect it. :-P The reason for this is that the board can't tell if you've let go of a piece or not - it assumes a move is final once the destination square is occupied. So, no chance to change your mind to another square. Maybe I've got bad habits though. :-) This is just my reckoning, I've not actually tried it enough to see how much of an issue this is in practice. Maybe I should give it more testing, but I'm just happy enough to use the mouse after playing the move on the board. - the main benefit I get from the board is during study of a particular chess position (e.g. a tactical puzzle). After looking at it myself on the board, I start up Fritz and the position is automatically setup in the GUI. So, I'm probably not making the full use of my board. But I don't regret buying it. Gordon
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