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Chess game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 26, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I have been extremely happy with this product, up to all reviews that I have researched. Amazon has maintained it's expected high standard!

Great program

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 23, 2008
Author: Amazon User

My kids are learning chess, and this program does a great job of teaching them basic principles in a way that is accessible and easy to understand. They love it.

my eight year old is now a chess master

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 21, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I taught my son the basics of chess at 5 and he totally took to it, but I'm not a particularly good player, so I couldn't help him improve his game. So we bought him this software and it did just what we wanted: took him from a beginner with a solid grasp of the mechanics (moves and rules) to an intermediate with an understanding of strategy.

He now understands opening moves, developing the pieces, controlling the center of the board, protecting his king, when to sacrifice pieces and when not to, and end game basics.

Sure, some of the storylines are goofy and some of the modules are really just video games that make a minor point, but those things kept him interested in a way a dry, straight-forward walk through would not have.

We found this software to be a great benefit to our chess loving son (now 8 and can beat all his classmates) so we bought the first game (F&C #1) for his younger brother to learn the mechanics.

Absolutely Terrible

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 5
Date: August 03, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This is, without a doubt, by far, the worse software I have ever seen. Perhaps the software had a malfunction, but there was no help key, and no means by which to go from window to another. After 2 hours, we gave up. We had to play a sumo wrestling game, a pac-man type game with a witch, but no chess. This was a chess software program and it was terrible. We never learned one thing about chess. It was ridiculous. My kids much prefer Lego chess to this.

Good software

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 6
Date: October 21, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Nice software for kids. Not sure how much this will help their chess though. More for entertainment than chess improvement.

Good product, but ...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: November 04, 2007
Author: Amazon User

My kids love the Fritz and Chester II and it is difficult for me to get them off the computer. But one problem is that they are so addictive to it that they now don't have enough time for their study and piano. The software teaches some good strategies which are good for beginners.
My biggest complaint is that you can not back up the CD because it is encrypted and protected. This means that if you scratch the CD which happens very often, you have to buy new CD.

Great for my child

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: October 30, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This is a great product for my 8 year old. He finds it entertaining and the game just comes naturally to him.
Love every aspect of it and would highly recommennd to any parent who would like computer games that really do something for your chid's brain.

Powerful training games

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: July 07, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Although this game maybe aimed for kids, it can still offer powerful training games in an entertaining way. Each assorted machines is like an arcade that trains each tactical aspects individually. Such as blind Chess, eye-training, memory training of chess positions are most notable that separates it from the other beginner chess training programs.

The only thing I hate bout this game is the lack of options. You can't log off to a different username without having to shutdown the program first then relog nor can you delete usernames. No BGMs (backgroundmusic)during chess matches.

Other than that, its an awesome tactical training tool. Kids really do love to play this game and is one of the best games out there that can get them into playing Chess. I think Chess can be a beneficial contribution to school learning and thinking process.

Excellent product for kids

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: August 09, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This is an excellent product for kids. My kid loves to learn with this software. I had issues installing this product. Other than installation issues, it has been excellent. We are having fun now!

I will recommend this title for kids starting on chess!

great product

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 6
Date: January 15, 2006
Author: Amazon User

we have number 1 and now this one
very recommended
my kids plays hours with it

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