| Human vs. ComputerComputer chess software really | | | | become the dominant chess software in the future |
| came into its own in February 1996 when legendary | | | | and replace chess servers as the preferred method |
| Chess Grandmaster Garry Kasparov played a | | | | of playing chess on the computer.Chess Software |
| six-game match in Philadelphia against IBM Chess | | | | DatabaseChess software databases are like holding |
| software nicknamed "Deep Blue". Although he | | | | the sub total of the world's chess knowledge on your |
| declared his 4-2 score a "win for mankind", he also | | | | local PC. Most programs offer thousands of past |
| admitted that it was the most difficult tournament of | | | | grandmaster games for you to review either in text or |
| his career.IBM, sporting their next generation of chess | | | | video format. There are endless opening, middlegame, |
| software named "Deeper Blue" demands a rematch | | | | and endgame strategies. You can read annotations |
| which in played in May of 1997 in New York. The | | | | and some titles even have photos of the world's |
| chess software puts a whuppin on Kasparov and | | | | grandmasters.Some chess software databases come |
| defeats him 3.5-2.5.Fortunately or unfortunately, | | | | with built-in chess software that lets you play out the |
| depending upon your point of view, IBM didn't sell their | | | | games that are in the database and even allow the |
| chess software and the industry kind of went to sleep | | | | database to analyze your game.Prices are low and |
| for a while. Well, it wasn't really sleeping, big things | | | | chess software databases make a great learning and |
| were going on behind the scenes. And that's great | | | | analytical tool.Computer vs. Computer Chess |
| news for us chess software geeks!The availability of | | | | SoftwareThese chess software programs pit |
| chess software has exploded since the days of Deep | | | | computers against computers using an Internet or LAN |
| Blue. Now you can run chess software on all of the | | | | connection. They are good learning tools in some |
| popular computer operating systems including | | | | ways but you shouldn't read too much into their |
| Windows, MAC, Linux, Unix, and the Palm. You have | | | | strategies. These chess software programs can't |
| choices when it comes to the categories or functions | | | | actually "think" like humans do. Theirs is a mathematical |
| of chess software as well.Chess Training | | | | world where moves are calculated according to a set |
| SoftwareChess software in this category is designed | | | | of formulas that allow it to determine the "best" move |
| to improve visualization and move calculation skills in | | | | based upon all possible moves at the moment.In spite |
| Chess. These are basic essential skills that need to be | | | | of their "non-thinking" processing, chess software has |
| honed in order to move from being an amature to a | | | | evolved to become a formidable opponent even for |
| master.Many chess software training titles also teach | | | | the grandmasters.In my opinion nothing beats a |
| strategies for the opening middlegame and endgame | | | | head-to-head game with a living breathing opponent |
| so you can learn how to strategise and thwart your | | | | who is seated a few feet away from you on the |
| opponent's moves while still executing your game | | | | other side of a real chessboard. However, I realize that |
| plan.Peer-to-Peer Chess SoftwareThe chess | | | | today's lifestyle does not always allow us the luxury of |
| software category is simply amazing. Peer-to-peer | | | | pre-planned leisure time and they have to pick up a |
| chess software enables you to play chess against | | | | game whenever and wherever we can. With that it |
| remote opponents without connecting to a chess | | | | mind, you should pick yourself up some chess |
| server. You simply connect directly to each other over | | | | software for those times when a human in he same |
| the Internet or via any other network connection | | | | room is not an option.(Re)Discover the "Art" of chess |
| including your home Windows LAN.Most titles give you | | | | ...from the sublime beauty of a traditional Staughton |
| the opportunity to connect directly to a pre-arranged | | | | chess set or the creative genius of a strategically |
| player or to find an available player through available | | | | position... |
| message boards.Peer-to-Peer software may likely | | | | |