Chessmaster 10th Edition
ChessMaster 10th Edition is designed to improve your game, regardless of your level of experience. All-new feature upgrades and updated graphics make this a must-have for those who'd like to learn or master chess.
Chessmaster 10th Edition Accessories
 Garry Kasparov Teaches Chess 1: Opening Strategies, The Queen's Gambit (DVD)
Majestic Chess (Jewel Case)
Fritz 9: Play Chess
Deep Fritz: Grand Master Deluxe
Learn to Play Chess with Fritz and Chesster
Practical Chess Exercises: 600 Lessons from Tactics to Strategy
Searching for Bobby Fischer
Silman's Complete Endgame Course: From Beginner To Master
Learn to Play Chess with Fritz and Chesster 2: Chess in the Black Castle
How to Beat Your Dad at Chess (Gambit chess)
Chessmaster 10th Edition Reviews
What's the first move. Waitkin calls it a "mate in five". The nice thing about this program is that you can turn down its ELO rating and it plays pretty much like a person would at that rating. Rh4#. Sorry Josh, it is. Here's one:.
8/8/8/7k/R7/8/2K5/1R6 w - -. That would be a real mate in four problem. K7/8/1R6/6k1/8/8/8/5R2 b - -. After playing c3, Josh says "No, that's not quite it.". this is a mate in two.
I even saw this and I suck at chess. Rg6+ Kh5. There's a few different ways to mate in four from this position. Finally, on his second "monster knight" skill building exercise (page 38 of 82) he gives this position:. The problem is.
This would interfere with the rook's access to g1. 3K4/bq6/2r5/kb1p4/1p1n3n/2p1pn2/p3p1p1/6N1 w - -. Rg1 Kh6 (forced). Strike three. I saw the sequence: e2, c3, a2, b4, d5, e3, g2, h4, f3, d4, b5, a7, c6, d8, b7, a5, which picks up all the dark pieces. 1. You can do this with Chessmaster 10th also, I just like the game you get with Shredder better.
Our "instructor" Josh Waitzkin shows us the following position in his "Chess Mastery" Quiz:. The VERY NEXT program gives this position:. 2. The text reads: Here white has a mate in four. I believe he's trying to make this a problem geared for someone who's never mated with two rooks, but the problems should still be accurate. Silly IM.
Rf1 Kg4. I do remember some of the other Waitzkin lessons being decent tho, but I'm really not in a good position to judge them, except for the obvious errors outlined above. 1. It's a mate in four. All he had to do was put the white king on c1. The only difference is I put a White King on d8 so it would load into normal chess programs. 4.
Finally, if I hear "Don't move until you see it" just one more time. It's kind of hard to rely on anything this guy says after such elementary errors. Rg8 Kh4. Rh1#. 3. Personally I MUCH prefer "Deep Shredder" http://www.shredderchess.com/ (I have Version 10, but Version 11 is available now). 2.
Comparing these games is instructive. Like what wd a Ruy Lopez game between 2 excellent players look like. This is a great program on so many levels. I love watching two diff. Altho' I don't play too often against the program itself, I LOVE the analysis feature for games I have played over the board.
It's MUCH harder than in CM9, for some reason. levels of players, so they don't all go over the head of a beginning player. (Occasionally there are errors in these, but rarely). personalities play games against each other and then replaying them later w/ diff.
It recommends stronger moves I cd've played and suggests the next 7 strongest moves in the continuation. Also counterintuitive is adding a new player (e.g., the name of a friend whom you just played w/). variations.
It's a very strong chess-playing engine (w/ many interesting personalities), plus some terrific analysis that you can do. It's an amazing chess learning tool at a great price. Ok, now what wd happen if Black had chosen Nc3 on move 5. There are also some excellent tutorials included by top-notch chess players and targeted to diff. It's annoying that you can't play w/o having the CD-ROM in the disk drive and I could do w/o all the weird board and piece combos.
Something bad: Always one CD needed to run. easy, smart, good to use from me up to my brothers. It is cheap too.
But I once memorized a whole game. True. Either way Black or White. My move the same King right pawn two out. Anyone have a comment about that. 41 moves. Fast.
There is a long list under "how this program could have been better". See some of the other reviews, but my top 3 gripes are: (1) dumb programming that chews up the CPU even when the program is supposed to be idle; (2) bugs, especially a "hang" problem on single-cpu/single-core machines, where the game program just gets stuck somewhere (looks like a race condition; solution is to temporarily lower the priority of the TheKing processes by using TaskManager); (3) explanations of bad moves, or recommendations of good moves, provide detail but not the big picture. It's not perfect, but I would recommend it if you're looking for something for anyone who wants to learn or get better. (I haven't seen the hang problem, but since I have a dual-core machine now I don't expect the race condition to occur). Finally, it does appear to run fine in Vista: I installed it normally and have been playing it without problems. This is a pretty good chess program for beginners & intermediate players, has a lot that helps you learn, including of course not-too-bad player simulation.
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