Chess Software: a User's Guide: Making the Most of Your Chess Software (Everyman Chess) - Softcover

Jacobs, Byron

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1857442849 ISBN 13: 9781857442847

Verlag: Everyman Chess, 2003

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Interested in chess and computers? Whether readers are talking about the latest chess playing programs or chess database software, this ground-breaking book answers all of their questions. A team of experts, all experienced chess software users, review all the latest software available, highlighting the positives, the negatives, and underline the money value. In addition, they provide fundamental answers to all those niggling little technical problems that always seem to arise with chess software. Whether they are looking for a way to defeat their chess computer, trying to prepare thoroughly against an old adversary, or just wishing to make the most of their chess software--then this is the perfect book for them. *Includes reviews of major chess software programs *Written by a team of expert software users *Ideal for casual, club and tournament players

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Byron Jacobs is an accomplished chess author, journalist, and chief editor of Everyman Chess.

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If you have just picked up this book, the chances are that you are the proud owner of a piece of chess software. Whether this is the latest release of a sophisticated database package or a playing program that came free with a magazine, then this book will help you make the most of it.
Even basic chess software packages now usually have numerous interesting features and working out how to use these effectively is no easy task. Many players simply use a playing program to practice against and a database program just for storing and replaying games. Yet there is much more that can be achieved with such packages and this book will show you how the experts do it.
With this book you can: learn powerful techniques for organizing and managing your chess data; discover proven, effective methods to study the middlegame and endgame; learn how to most effectively harness the power of a chess engine; efficiently analyze your own strengths and weaknesses.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Everyman Chess
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1857442849
• ISBN 13: 9781857442847
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Sprache: Englisch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 128
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar