How about a smart phone? There are apps for the Droid, the Iphone, and the IPod Touch that play chess. You could play on the device while moving the pieces on your chess set to match the moves the computer makes. Many of the apps are free ... including Chess.com.
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eap01 wrote:
How about a smart phone? There are apps for the Droid, the Iphone, and the IPod Touch that play chess. You could play on the device while moving the pieces on your chess set to match the moves the computer makes. Many of the apps are free ... including Chess.com.
Thanks. Good suggestions. I dont' have a cell phone. I know. Amazing. But I'm retired and have given up cell phones, pagers and all of that stuff. The iPod touch is a good idea, but I have an iPod Classic. I bought the chess game that works on the iPod Classic but making the moves is quite a challenge and the chessboard on the screen is quite small. I just want a stand alone chess game that I can use to play against me and keep track of everything while I move the pieces on my own tournament chess set. I saw an electronic chess computer on this site for about $90 but the very first review I read said it was the reviewer's worst purchase ever.
Dec 10, 2010
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Well you could go for a Novag Ruby. But I'd recommend an iPod Touch. Just find a used one and pretend that it's a dedicated handheld. There are cheaper handhelds like the Mephisto Maestro and the other touch Saitek. But Fritz or Shredder on the iPod are much stronger and it is very easy to set up positions on and the graphics are much more legible than the handhelds. I use my iPod a lot using it like a magnetic set when playing through games in books. Plus I can turn the CPU on if I want to try things out in certain positions. I have a Ruby and the Maestro as well but haven't used them since my old lady got me an iPod Touch for Xmas last year.
I'm looking for a chess computer about the size of an iPod Classic. I want a computer but I don't want a board or pieces. I want to use my own chess set but I want the computer to be my opponent and keep track of the moves and the games.
Everything I see in the way of an electronic chess game includes a board and pieces and they are always cheaply made and unnattractive. I just want the computer. I will supply the board and pieces.
Is there aything like that out there?