Author: Alastair Scott
Date: 13:39:04 09/24/03
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On September 24, 2003 at 10:15:49, bryan whitby wrote: >Cliff >I like this program. >It's got good simple graphics, excellent interface and a very good chess engine. >As for Kasparov having anything to do with it, I'm not quite sure. Only he and >the developers will know that. >Regards >Bryan The problem - if your needs make it a problem - is that it's a one-engine, human-versus-computer or human-versus-human program. There is no facility to integrate other engines, and analysis of games is almost unbelievably basic (you can only ask for a hint in the middle of a game started from scratch; it is not possible to analyse a previously saved game ... !) There are also some usability errors in the GUI; for example, it is not possible to break out of a game against the computer without it being rated - you have to resign - and, although save and load is via PGN, the standard Windows dialogs are not used in a (mistaken) attempt to make the operations appear independent of the file system. That said, I agree with Bryan's comments; if you just want to play the machine, or play other people (via zone.com), it is excellent. The 2D chess boards are particularly well designed, unlike many other programs which prefer graphical flourishes rather than clarity. Alastair
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