29 Apr 07
does anyone have a good suggestion? i'm looking at the new york times chess palm and
http://www.chesscentral.com/computer-chess/touch-computer-chess.htm
this one i'm looking for a program that is at least 1600. but if 1700 better. any suggestions? i'm also wanting to stay under 50 or 60 bucks. thanks
29 Apr 07
Originally posted by kmac27Not sure if you can get it there or not but check out the excalibur (spelling may not be correct) ebay has them as well could check out there to get some ideas.
does anyone have a good suggestion? i'm looking at the new york times chess palm and
http://www.chesscentral.com/computer-chess/touch-computer-chess.htm
this one i'm looking for a program that is at least 1600. but if 1700 better. any suggestions? i'm also wanting to stay under 50 or 60 bucks. thanks
good luck....
29 Apr 07
Originally posted by kmac27You could get a laptop. Oh course I don't think it will be a very good one at $50-60, it would probably be a clay slab and a sharpened stick. Not real useful for playing chess. I suppose you could do calculations on it but I guess that is why they have pocket calculators. Speaking of pockets, pool is fun but I don't like playing bank the eight ball. My pap makes me play that and I'm not really good at three-rail shots. Shots of Old Grand Dad will get you drunk and cheap like the cheeping of birds in the morning. What do they have to be so cheerful about? They're birds. This guy gave me the bird once and it made me rather irate. I rated this movie I saw 10 out of 10, that movie being Boogie Nights (greatest movie EVER). Oh course disco sucks but you can't help that. Now where was I, oh yeah, stay out of my stash.
does anyone have a good suggestion? i'm looking at the new york times chess palm and
http://www.chesscentral.com/computer-chess/touch-computer-chess.htm
this one i'm looking for a program that is at least 1600. but if 1700 better. any suggestions? i'm also wanting to stay under 50 or 60 bucks. thanks
Matt
29 Apr 07
Originally posted by kmac27If you have in a nearby big mall a store called 'Electronic Boutique'
does anyone have a good suggestion? i'm looking at the new york times chess palm and
http://www.chesscentral.com/computer-chess/touch-computer-chess.htm
this one i'm looking for a program that is at least 1600. but if 1700 better. any suggestions? i'm also wanting to stay under 50 or 60 bucks. thanks
they usually have some handhelds, they are getting pretty good, get one with an LCD screen, you won't lose pieces that way. They are cheap too. Some of the big malls have game stores too.
29 Apr 07
Originally posted by kmac27The last time I bought a travel set for a rating of about 2200 the cost was slightly over 100 quid which is about $200 at today's exchange.
are the lcd screens going to have enough rating strength to give me a challenge?
You might be lucky and find one a bit cheaper and a bit weaker. Some of the cheaper sets don't have a rating on them so as reader would warn: caveat emptor!
29 Apr 07
Originally posted by kmac27There are some around 2000 or so, but if you get the ones with pieces, first time it tips over, goodbye pieces and they you start using matches to hit the switches. The downside of those rigs is at the upper strength it gets that strength from taking a long time to make moves. They don't have GHZ processors, so it takes awhile to make moves at that level.
are the lcd screens going to have enough rating strength to give me a challenge?