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Chess Assistant& Modules

These excellent training programs are produced by Convecta, Ltd., the makers of Chess Assistant. All modules are stand-alone software programs, no additional software required! Chess Assistant products are offering expertize of Russian players at a very reasonable price. Commentary in these programs are written by top Russian GM's and IMs. Free e-mail customer support.

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Chess Assistant 9.1

Chessplayer Special: $80.00

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FEATURES:
Three built-in programs: Tiger 2004, Ruffian, and Delfi. Chess Assistant is a unique tool for managing chess games and databases, playing chess on Internet, viewing electronic texts, studing openins, analyzing games, or playing chess against computer. Encyclopedia Chess Openings 2004. A 2,675,000 game database. Powerful search system.
System Requirement: IBM compatible PC, 128 MB RAM, Windows 2000/NT/ME/XP; Hard Disk 1GB; VGA Graphics, CD-ROM Drive

Chess Assistant 9.1 MEGA

Chessplayer Price: $130.00
For UPGRADE, please call 206-363-6511
FEATURES:
Three built-in programs: Tiger 2004, Ruffian, and Delfi!. Chess Assistant is a unique tool for managing chess games and databases, playing chess on Internet, viewing electronic texts, studing openins, analyzing games, or playing chess against computer. Encyclopedia Chess Openings 2004. A 2,675,000 game database. Powerful search system.
Also Includes 1 CD with 525,000 Correspondence Database and DVD with Nalimov Endgame tables
System Requirement: IBM compatible PC, 128 MB RAM, Windows 2000/NT/ME/XP; Hard Disk 1GB; VGA Graphics, CD-ROM Drive

Opening Instructor

Chessplayer Price: $24.95

FEATURES:
Opening Manual with theoretical review of all chess openings. Illustrated by instructive games of the Chess Masters and GMs, with detailed annotations, plans, and principal ideas. Each opening variation is supplied with evaluation and characteristics of the key moves. The program allows add, edit and print chess material and play against buit-in Crafty, Delfi, and Dragon programs, to find games and positions according to complex criteria. System Requirement: IBM compatible PC, 64 MB RAM, Windows 2000/NT/ME/XP; Hard Disk 20 Mb free space; VGA Graphics, CD-ROM Drive

Chess Assistant Training Modules

CT-ART 3.0 (Tactics and Combination Module) $24.95
Windows 95/98, NT. Working on your tactics has become interactive! This software program contains 1250 tactical exercises, divided by the following criteria: 1) Tactical methods: Annihilation of defense, distraction, decoy, open attack, opening of a file, space clearance, X-ray attack, interception, etc., 2) Combination motives: Geometrical motive, weakness of a file, bad placement of a piece, etc., 3) Difficulty (1600-2300).

2/21/2004

NEW! Chess Tactics for Intermediate Player $24.95
Windows 95/98, NT/ME/2000.
1180 position classified by themes and difficluty. Built-in chess program Carfty. Hints, rating history and other features.
Difficulty level around (1500-2300).

Total Chess Training 2
$89.00
Windows 95/98/NT/2000/ME/XP

MODULES:
Encyclopedia of Middlegame II, 1250 position
Chess Tactics for Intermediate player. 1180 tactical excercises
Mate studies (5,000 problems)
Theory and practice of chess Endings (A.Panchenko)

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CT-ART 3.0 (Tactics and Combination Module) Windows 95/98, NT. Working on your tactics has become interactive! This software program contains 1250 tactical exercises, divided by the following criteria: 1) Tactical methods: Annihilation of defense, distraction, decoy, open attack, opening of a file, space clearance, X-ray attack, interception, etc., 2) Combination motives: Geometrical motive, weakness of a file, bad placement of a piece, etc., 3) Difficulty (1600-2300).

Strategy Module
This program is Windows 95/98/ NT compatible.

This program is created as a tutorial and a practice tool at the same time. Presents 1800 instructive positions with most important strategic themes including: Advantage in development, Advantage in space, Attack on the King, Positional Sacrifice, Plan and many others.
It contains 250 extensively annotated games, and 1100 positional exercises. There are 300 typical positions that you can practice against your favorite playing program. A great interactive way to work on improvement of your positional play.

Most important positional topics offered: Weak square, weak pawns, open files and diagonals, center, isolated pawn, hanging pawns. Has a built in chess engine, Dragon and Crafty. Compatible with most playing programs. Has many instructive games and important positions. Great annotations by Russian GMs and IMs.

Studies 2.0 Module This program in Win 95/ NT compatible.

Excellent endgame study tool! This training course is based on 950 greatest endgame studies by such great chess composers are Troitsky,Kubbell, Grigoriev, Novotny and many others. The 900 subsidiary exercises for your practical solving. Divided by 1) ideas (attack against King, stalemate,etc.), 2) Type (pawn endings, Queen endings, Rook endings, etc.), 3) Gallery of Chess Composers, 4) Difficulty (1900-2400). You can try to solve the greatest studies and have your playing engine (if you have one) check them out as well! Built in engine, Dragon. The program is also compatible with top playing programs.

Encyclopedia of Middlegame 2nd Edition, $24.95
WIN 95/98/NT/2000 compatible.

Typical plans and methods in the most popular openings (Sicilian, Ruy Lopez, French, Italian Game, Evans Gambit, Perc, Alekhine, Nimzo-Indian, Queen's Gambit, Modern Benoni)

684 instructive games, all annotated! 586 exercises for you to solve. If you fail to find a solution, the program helps you, suggesting alternative moves.

About 140 typical positions that you can play against the built-in chess playing engine, Dragon.

2/21/04

NEW! Encyclopedia of Middlegame 3rd Edition, $24.95
WIN 95/98/NT/2000/ME/XP compatible.

Typical plans and methods in the most popular openings (Petroff, Ruy Lopez, Scandinavian, Queen's Gambit Accepted, Reti Opening, etc)

520 instructive games, all annotated! 500 exercises for you to solve. If you fail to find a solution, the program helps you, suggesting alternative moves.

About 100 typical training positions that you can play against the built-in chess playing engine, Crafty.

Comprehensive Chess Endings $59.00
Windows 95/98/2000/NT/ME/XP compatible.
4143 theoretically important games and examples, which are analized nad classified into 300 diffreent themes.
The program includes the Nalimov tablebases. In endings with 3, 4, 5 pieces on the board, you can select a piece and program will highlight winning, drawing and loosing zones
A built-in test mode allows you to find strong moves played in classical endings.
A built-in playing program Crafty is included to analyze or train with.
Powerful searching system Chess Assistant LIght allow: searching for games in datatbase, using any combination in criteria, including material alignmnet on any part of the board, maneuvers of the pieces, as well as edit the variations, print out and export into text file in RTF format. No additional software is required to run Chess Endgame Training

Chess Endgame Training Chessplayer Price: $24.95,
Windows 95/98/2000/NT/ME/XP compatible.
2450 endgames exercises taken from practical games, endgames studies as well as training examples, all classified according to 500 endgames themes
The program also keeps track of your rating and adjusts it after each exercise.
A built-in playing program Crafty is included to analyze or train with.
No additional software is required to run Chess Endgame Training

THEORY AND PRACTICE OF CHESS ENDINGS

$24.95
Interactive Instructional tutorial to study endgame based on a book by GM Alexander Panchenko

Theoretical section includes 700 games/lectures. The special training section includes 300 exercises for the user to solve. 180 positions to be played against program Crafty. Multiple users allowed with separate score/statistics system.

95/98/2000/ME/NT/XP compatible.

Chess Openings 2003

~~$24.95~~ SALE 20.00
This program is Win 95,98,ME,NT,XP,2000 compatible.

If you wanted to study openings on a computer, this is it! This is something like MCO or ECO, but on a computer screen. No more carrying heavy books around!

This program has Basic Chess Openings, a Chess Assistant Opening program and the possibility of editing and printing. Built-in playing program, Dragon.

It has a built-in tree of 30,000,000 positions. 255 annotated games.You can add comments, print games.

FRENCH

$24.95
This program is Win 95,98,ME,NT,XP,2000 compatible.

If you wanted to study openings on a computer, this is it! This is something like MCO or ECO, but on a computer screen. No more carrying heavy books around!

This program has Basic Chess Openings, a Chess Assistant Opening program and the possibility of editing and printing. Built-in playing program, Dragon.

It has a built-in tree of 30,000,000 positions. 255 annotated games.You can add comments, print games.

02/21/2004

NEW! SICILIAN DEFENCE

$24.95
This program is Win 95,98,ME,NT,XP,2000 compatible.

Program focuses on typical methods of play in various lines of Sicilian.

This program has Basic Chess Openings, a Chess Assistant Opening program and the possibility of editing and printing. Built-in playing program.

680 annotated instructive games.You can add comments, print games.

Chess Tactics for Beginners

$24.95

Great for a young player from novice to 1300 USCF rating, as well as for beginning adult.

This program is based on a bestseller by experienced coach Sergey Ivashchenko

Great way to start learning chess! Over 1,300 exercises for the beginners (under 1100 players). The themes include mate in one, mate in two, win a rook, draw, etc. Has a built-in playing engine Crafty for analyzing and training. Multiple users allowed with separate score/statistics system.

While solving, you are shown refutation of wrong moves, as well as other hints to help.
WIN 95/98/2000/ME/NT/XP compatible.

Chess Tactics for Beginners 1999 edition

$19.95

Same puzzles CD as above but for older Windows Operatng sysems
WIN 95/98/2000/NT compatible

Great for a young player from novice up to 1300 USCF rating, as well as for beginning adult.

This program is based on a bestseller by experienced coach Sergey Ivashchenko

While solving, you are shown refutation of wrong moves, as well as other hints to help.

Emanuel Lasker

Chessplayer Price: $24.95
WIN 95/98/NT/2000/ME compatible.
The most complete collection of Lasker's games with 630 annotated games by GM Khalifman and St Petersburg IMs. "Play as Lasker" section inlcludes 203 select quiz positions taken from Lasker's games. Built-in playing program "Crafty". Rare photos, tournaments records. The product is designed for chessplayers of all levels.

Jose Raul Capablanka

Chessplayer Price: $24.95
WIN 95/98/NT/2000/ME compatible.
Two modules: Chess Assistant Light - abridged version of Chess Assistant and Tutorial "Play as Capablanka" The most complete collection of Capablanka's's games with 640 annotated games by GM Khalifman and St Petersburg IMs. "Play as Capablanka" section inlcludes 220 select quiz positions taken from Lasker's games. Built-in playing program "Crafty". Rare photos, tournaments records. The product is designed for chessplayers of all levels.

Mikhail Tal

Chessplayer Price: $24.95
WIN 95/98/NT compatible.
Two modules: Chess Assistant Light - abridged version of Chess Assistant and Tutorial "Play as Tal" The program comes with a database of 2,594 games played by M.Tal. All games are annotated by GMs Kochiev, Makarichev, Sveshnikov, Yudasin and many strong IMs. Includes 45 rare photos and many diagrams. Tutorial includes 260 quiz positions in which you can try to find a move played by Tal in his games. Your original rating is adjusted up or down after each sample so you can get a good idea of your real chess strength. The product is designed for chessplayers of all levels.

Alexander Alekhine

Chessplayer Price: $24.95
WIN 95/98/2000/NT compatible.
1300 commented games played by the 4th World Champion Alexander Alekhine. 600 games are annotated for the first time. The complete tournament results plus rare photos. 200 of the most interesting and instructive positions from his games in the additional program "Play as Alekhine." Built-in programs "Dragon and Crafty.

Mikhail Botvinnnik

Chessplayer Price: $24.95
WIN 95/98/2000/NT/ME/XP compatible.
Best collection of Mikhail Botvinnnik's games from 1924 till 1970. 1069 commented games by GM Alexander Khalifman and IM Sergei Soloviov. Tutorial section "Play as Botvinnnik" with 350 quiz positions