Saturday, April 02, 2005

Chess team stripped of Final Four for foul - The Triangle - Sports

Chess team stripped of Final Four for foul - The Triangle - Sports

Check out this hilarious april fools article about the Chess Team at Drexel University. For those of you who don't know, Drexel is a University in Philadelphia, PA

GamesIndustry.biz - The Game of Kings Just Got Even More Powerful!

GamesIndustry.biz - The Game of Kings Just Got Even More Powerful!

Great information about the new Chessmaster 9000.

New features include:

The Teacher – for beginners and advanced players:

- Learn the best opening moves and winning strategies

- Improve your game with the NEW 'Blunder Alert' feature to warn you of a 'bad' move

- Receive hints, tips and easy-to-understand audio advice

The Mentor – master the game of kings:

- NEW 'Psychology of Competition' course by International Master, Josh Waitzkin

- NEW 'Mentor Lines' window that allows you to choose the depth of advice you require

- NEW 'Endgame Quiz' from five times chess champ, Larry Evans

The Ultimate Opponent – more powerful than ever:

- Customise your own opponent

- Challenge the Chessmaster and play at Grandmaster level

- Compete with over 50 opponents from beginner to Grandmaster-level

- Choose from NEW 3D chess sets and boards as well as special sets that are just for fun!

Play Online – at www.ubi.com:

- Play either rated or unrated games

- Chat with other players and challenge them to a game

- Analyse your on-line games and keep a variety of statistics

- Free matchmaking service