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Subject: Re: Great for your Chess Ego..

Author: Ray Rogers

Date: 10:53:44 05/19/04

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On May 18, 2004 at 22:29:14, steven blincoe wrote:

>Not long ago  Saitek  released the Touch Screen Travel Chess Computer
>this is basically the same exact computer as their Cosmic Chess Computer
>both are hand held portables with LCD pieces and touch pen input system
>
>there is one major drawback in the new release however
>the Cosmic computer refused to Castle..
>i must have played dozens of Blitz games with it and i have yet to see it Castle
>either O-O or O-O-O
>
>the draw back is that in the Touch Screen Travel this aborhance to castling
>sadly appears to have been eliminated and along with it my "Tal" like  attacks
>against the exposed King
>
>no longer can i hurtle pawn and piece ,offering up sacrifical material in a
>Spock like manner, knowing full well i would eventually mate the Cosmic in the
>center of the board
>
>long gone are the death marchs with me hot on the heels of  the Cosmic's Monarch
>Queen or Rook in hand ready to deliver the fatal blow
>
>the Cosmic was great for ones Chess Ego..
>sigh..
>
>Steve

Should have been a playing style option on the new one. Surpising to me was that
Mephisto Touch Chess (a Christmas gift) hasn't got a clue how to win KR vs. K
even given plenty of time! Apart from the endgame it can play quite well.



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