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This program gives a rather nice high resolution view of a chess board. Your moves can be entered by using a cursor or the standard co-ordinate convention; both are easy to use.

The program offers a second screen which displays the technical information relating to the game. This includes the moves so far, suggested best moves, positional and material state of each player and the details of the depth of search. The level of play is determined by the time you allow the machine to search for its move. This is variable in second increments from 0 to one hour.

There are several other modes of play. I found the program played a strong game although at very easy levels it did make some silly moves.

The real strength of the game is the huge range of options. You can set up any position, save or reload an old game and backstep to make an incorrect move. You can get the machine to replay a game, and this option linked with a command which shows all legal moves for any given piece, acts as a simple aid for beginners.

A.W.