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I know the basic moves for chess, but don't have anyone to play
against on a regular basis. Is there a good engine for beginners
that will also teach strategy ...
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- 02-09-2008 #1Penguin of trust
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Good beginner friendly chess
I know the basic moves for chess, but don't have anyone to play
against on a regular basis. Is there a good engine for beginners
that will also teach strategy and how to play a good game.?
It would be nice if it had a funky 3d board and had the potential
to occasionally be beaten by a beginner.If we hit that bullseye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate! (Zapp Brannigan)
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Take a look here at some options that might work for you:
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I've played some of these but it's been a while and I don't remember if they can be set to allow beginners to win periodically. Sorry that I'm unable to offer any specifics on them.
Let us know what you go with.oz
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I meant something that plays at a level where a beginner stands
1/2 a chance of winning occasionally
They all look good, but they don't appear to be tutors... Is there
anything like that, when I google all I can find is Windows SoftwareIf we hit that bullseye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate! (Zapp Brannigan)
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Maybe you could setup some games via e-mail with others, after all this is a global internet. Why Not!
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Not a bad idea but I'd like to learn to play a bit before
I embarrass myself publiclyIf we hit that bullseye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate! (Zapp Brannigan)
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What distro have you installed?
many come with pychess or xboard. which if I remember rightly with the engines they use my brother was quite impressed.
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Well, being a bit of a chess player myself, I offer you the advice: The more you play, the better you become. It's pretty hard to beat most PC chess games. I think the best way to learn is to play someone you know, and just keep practicing. BTW have a look at Knights
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Knights Chess Interface: Introduction
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Not quite what you're looking for as it's not an app... but check out Online Chess. Has alot of beginners playing.
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I'm currently using XUbuntu and it does have several chess
programs but none of them seem to be particularly beginner
friendly.
Knights looks like it could meet my needs - Now to see if it will
run on XFCE without killing other stuff If we hit that bullseye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate! (Zapp Brannigan)
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You might have to install a lot of KDE libraries but it will probably work on XFCE too. Good luck and let us know how it goes. Originally Posted by elija I'm currently using XUbuntu and it does have several chess
programs but none of them seem to be particularly beginner
friendly.
Knights looks like it could meet my needs - Now to see if it will
run on XFCE without killing other stuffI do not respond to private messages asking for Linux help, Please keep it on the forums only.
All new users please read this.** Forum FAQS. ** Adopt an unanswered post.
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