Software for Beginners

CHESS: EASY WAYS OF TAKING PAWNS & PIECES (PC-CD)

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* Rating: 800-1200 ELO
* Difficulty: beginner player
* Topics: Tactics, Middlegame
The course is intended for players who are already acquainted with the rules of the game. If you are a beginner, you just cannot afford to give away your piece in 1 move - presuming, of course, that you wish to improve your play! Another thing you cannot afford is to miss a chance of grabbing an undefended piece of your opponent's! This course includes more than 5800 exercises with lots of pieces on the board. Such a great number of exercises makes this course an excellent tool for quick training of chess beginners. Even if you study and solve only 20% of exercises you are sure to improve your chess skills and not to miss a chance to take an undefended piece in your practical game!
All the exercises are taken from practical games and arranged according to the names of pieces and difficulty levels.
You get plenty of feedback and opportunity to track your progress.
* Study the training material and test your knowledge
* Review your rating history
* Keep track of the progress of multiple users. Compete against your friends and family members
* Practice by playing against a chess program
System requirements: IBM-compatible PC, 64 Mb RAM, Hard Disk 50 Mb of free disk space, Windows 7/XP/Vista. No additional software required.

CHESS: FROM BEGINNER TO CLUB PLAYER (PC-CD)

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This teaching program is a guide to learning chess and improving your level. It will introduce you to the rules and laws of chess and let you work your way up from the level of Beginner to the level of Club Player.
In the course 100 chess topics are considered including rules of chess game; methods of playing in opening, middle game and ending; combinational techniques and basic elements of strategy. All in all, the course contains 500 teaching examples and 700 exercises useful for consolidation of the acquired knowledge.
A built-in playing program makes your own additional training possible and provides you with an opportunity to get answers while solving the exercises.
Languages: English
System Requirements: IBM-compatible PC, 256 Mb RAM, Hard Disk 100 Mb of free disk space, Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7. No additional software required.

CHESS: SIMPLE DEFENCE (PC-CD)

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* Rating: 800-1200 ELO
* Difficulty: beginner player
* Topics: Tactics, Middlegame
If you are a beginner, you just have to learn how to defend your pieces from being taken! Every chessplayer has to master and consolidate some basic defensive skills such as withdrawing or protecting a piece, interception or attacking an opponent’s piece. Having consolidated your knowledge by doing a great number of exercises you will be able to improve your level of playing.
This course includes more than 3000 exercises with lots of pieces on the board. Such a great number of exercises makes this course an excellent tool for quick training of chess beginners.
You get plenty of feedback and opportunity to track your progress.
* Study the training material and test your knowledge
* Review your rating history
* Keep track of the progress of multiple users. Compete against your friends and family members
* Practice by playing against a chess program
System requirements: IBM-compatible PC, 64 Mb RAM, Hard Disk 50 Mb of free disk space, Windows 7/XP/Vista. No additional software required.

CHESS TRAINING PACKAGE FOR BEGINNERS (PC-CD)

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Chess Training Package for beginners consists of five magnificent educational chess programs:

•Elementary Checkmates I
If you are a beginner, you can’t afford to miss mate in one if you want to improve. This course addresses that problem. This program includes 40,000 exercises taken from practical games with few pieces left on the board.

•Elementary Checkmates II
This training course contains 77,000 mate in one exercises taken from practical games with many pieces on the board. Even if you only study and solve 10% of the exercises, you will learn a huge number of mating patterns and probably never miss a mate in one again!

•Easy Ways to Take Pieces
If you are a beginner, you just cannot afford to give away your piece in 1 move – presuming, of course, that you wish to improve your play! This course includes more than 5800 exercises with lots of pieces on the board. Such a great number of exercises make this course an excellent tool for quick training of chess beginners.

•Chess Tactics for Beginners
Chess Tactics for Beginners is an indispensable training tool for beginners (1320 exercises in total).

•Complete Chess Course
This course covers a wide range of opening, middlegame and endgame subjects and includes 55 lessons with more than 1200 instructive examples and exercises.
Altogether Chess Training Package for beginners includes more than 125,000 positions to be solved for chess players with ELO rating from 300 to 1500!
System requirements: IBM-compatible PC, 256 Mb RAM, hard disk 100Mb, Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7, CD-ROM drive. No additional software required.

COMPLETE CHESS COURSE (PC-CD)

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This course covers a wide range of opening, middlegame and endgame subjects. It starts off by teaching you how to checkmate the lone king and proceeds to more advanced topics, such as utilizing a material or positional advantage. This program includes 55 lessons with more than 1200 instructive examples and exercises. Improve your play by studying, practicing and solving the carefully selected examples and exercises in Complete Chess Course. It is intended for players with ELO rating of 1000 or higher.
You get plenty of feedback and opportunity to track your progress. Languages: English and Spanish. ELO 1000-1800.
Features:
•Study the training material and test your knowledge
•Review your rating history
•Keep track of the progress of multiple users. Compete against your friends and family members
•Play against a chess program

Course content:
1.Utilizing decisive material advantage
2.The three stages of chess game
3.Basics pawn endings
4.The fundamentals of chess tactics
5.Utilizing a material or positional advantage

System requirements: IBM-compatible PC, 64 Mb RAM, Hard Disk 50 Mb of free disk space, Windows 7/XP/Vista, CD-ROM Drive. No additional software required. Published 2009.
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DINOSAUR CHESS (PC-CD)

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Sign up to Professor MacDinosaur's chess class. You will grow from a hatchling, fresh from the egg, into a huge dinosaur ready to take on the mighty Tyrannosaurus Rex. The action takes you through different parts of the dinosaur's world from jungles to forests. Here you learn the chess skills thet will help you grow enough to defeat the other dinosaurs in battle.
Key features:
A fun way for children to learn to play chess
Over 20 mini games and puzzles
Play simplified and full chess games against the dinosaurs
Entertaining and challenging.
Chess is Good for you!
Playing chess gives brains of any age a good workout.
Kids especially benefit from learning and playing the game.
Improve IQ scores & increase concentration
Challenges gifted children
Helps developmental and abstract thinking in children
Develops critical thinking skills
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS: Pentium III or equivalent, 128 MB RAM, screen resolution of 1024X768, Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP/Vista, CR Rom drive.

ELEMENTARY CHECKMATES I (PC-CD)

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If you are a beginner, you can't afford to miss mate in one if you want to improve. This course addresses that problem. This huge number of exercises also makes it an excellent tool for speed training, even for stronger players. This program includes 40,000 exercises taken from practical games with few pieces left on the board. It is intended for players with USCF rating of 300 or higher. Even if you only study and solve 10% of the exercises, you will learn a huge number of mating patterns and probably never miss a mate in one again!
You get plenty of feedback and opportunity to track your progress. Languages: English, German and Spanish.

Features:
Study the training material and test your knowledge
Review your rating history
Keep track of the progress of multiple users. Compete against your friends and family members
Practice by playing against a chess program

System requirements: IBM-compatible PC, 64 Mb RAM, Hard Disk 50 Mb of free disk space, Windows 7/XP/Vista, CD-ROM drive. No additional software required. Published 2009.
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ELEMENTARY CHECKMATES II (PC-CD)

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This training course contains 77,000 mate in one exercises taken from practical games with many pieces on the board. An excellent follow-up to CD Elementary Checkmates I. The huge number of exercises also makes this course an excellent tool for speed training, even for stronger players. It is intended for players with USCF rating of 500 or higher. Even if you only study and solve 10% of the exercises, you will learn a huge number of mating patterns and probably never miss a mate in one again!
You get plenty of feedback and opportunity to track your progress. Languages: English, German and Spanish.

Features:
Study the training material and test your knowledge
Review your rating history
Keep track of the progress of multiple users. Compete against your friends and family members
Practice by playing against a chess program

System requirements: IBM-compatible PC, 64 Mb RAM, Hard Disk 50 Mb of free disk space, Windows 7/XP/Vista, CD-ROM drive. No additional software required. Published 2009.
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FRITZ & CHESSTER LEARN TO PLAY CHESS (PC-CD)

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For ages 8 years +
Use your wits, learn to think ahead, have fun and excitement and learn a whole lot about chess: this great chess adventure has all of this and more in store for you! Together with Prince Fritz and his cousin Bianca learn how to play chess, then test and increase your knowledge in a whole range of exciting games and situations. How do you set up the board? What’s stalemate? When do you call it a draw? What does opposition mean? And what’s "up the stairs mate"? Find the answers to these questions and many more in animated games and contests. Tips and tricks are explained step by step. Then you can provide and test your skill in the special games and tasks. And once you’ve got the hang of everything, join Fritz to take on King Black in the grand finale.
Systems requirements: Pentium II 233 processor, 32 MB RAM (16 MB free memory), 16-bit soundblaster compatible sound card, 16 speed CD-ROM drive, Graphics card: resolution 800x600 pixels (16-bit colour), Win 98/Me/XP/Vista NETQUOTEVAR:LINK

FRITZ & CHESSTER: PART 2 (PC-CD)

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Jump into chess action, move by move, to rescue Chess from Deep within King Black’s castle. Join Fritz and Bianca in a thrilling chess adventure as they enter rooms of the castle, where each challenge will help you sharpen skills and prepare for the ultimate showdown. Part two of the famous chess game "Learn to play Chess with Fritz &Chesster" - Powered by Fritz, the world’s leading chess software - Learn about tactics and strategy, the opening and endgame - Developed together with experienced children’s chess coaches.
Requirements: P-233MHz, 32Mb RAM, 800x600VGA, 16xCD, Win 98/Me/XP/Vista, 16bit Soundblaster compatible card.

FRITZ & CHESSTER: PART 3 (PC-CD)

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Fritz and Chesster 3 - Chess for winners
This unforgettable chess adventure is designed to advance young chess players' skills, move by move. Discover mini-games, brain-twisters and more at every attraction. Pick up chess tips and skills as you ride in bumper cars and the Ferris wheel. Polish up your chess strategy and tactics, opening, middle game and endgame and use what you’ve learned to win. You’ll have lots of fun while you learn more about the serious business of playing - and winning - chess!
Features:
Chesster's flea circus
Tin can alley
Fair
introducing the chess clock
Thinking things through
Opening scheme
Tactics: diversion, interruption
Removing the defender
Recognizing mates
Types of chess (blitz chess, capture chess)
Endgame training
Key squares
And lots more
System requirement. Mutlimedia PC: Pentium II 233 processor, 32 MB RAM (16MB free memory), 16-bit soundblaster compatible sound card, 16x speed CD-Rom drive, Graphics card: resolution 800x600 pixels (16-bit colour), Win ME/XP/Vista.