Author: Djordje Vidanovic
Date: 08:47:15 10/11/03
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On October 11, 2003 at 00:37:13, Michael Agnos wrote: >On October 10, 2003 at 12:07:15, Randy Adams wrote: > >>Wondering if the name has been changed...is it now called Chess Champion?? >>Randy A >> >>On October 09, 2003 at 20:09:49, Fernando Villegas wrote: >> >>>The one you should try to get is the original published by Oxford softworks. I >>>believe I saw some number of them in a famous chess store in London, >>>Chess&Bridge or so is the name. But not sure. >>>If you cannot get it there or elsewhere you have only one more chance: a >>>compasive soul with the original stuff prepared to burn a copy for you. >>>Fernando > > >I've done a little searching....very confusing!!....Purple Software's "Chess >Champion" is CSTal II first developed by Chris Whittington and Oxford-Softworks. > Oxford-Softworks was sold to Purple who renamed CSTal II as "Chess Champion." >However, if you visit Purple's website, no mention is made of "Chess Champion." >Purple does offer a chess CD-ROM called "Chess" which appears to be CSTal II but >with an *extremely* minimal GUI. Price: 4.50 British pounds. It is also Win >XP compatible. .......Then I ran a Google search for "Chess Champion." Lo and >behold, it's available through http://www.mindscape.co.uk....complete with the >Purple Software label. I didn't get a price..BUT it's only compatible with Win >95/98/ME/2000. Then....I went to Global Star Software's site, the makers of my >"10 Pro Board Games" which contains a minimal GUI CSTal II. Voila! They sell >something called "Tournament Chess" which looks suspiciously like CSTal II. I >emailed them and they quickly responded with a "Yes! This is CSTal II with the >original maximal GUI and it is Win XP compatible." Price: $20 plus tax and >shipping...$30. I have ordered "Tournament Chess" and will let you know how I >like it. warm regards, Mike in California I've got a copy of Tournament Chess and it is NOT equipped with the original maximal GUI of Chess System Tall II :-( You won't be able to play chess on any of the Internet chess servers for example. You will be able to connect to another computer and play a game against a friend if you know his IP address, etc. That was a wee scam on the part of the guys whol responded "Yes!"... To console you a little, the engine IS Chess System Tall II. On second thought, I think that it can't use endgame tablebases either... Sorry. Djordje
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