The best software to learn chess for kids (and not only) on clearance at Staples!
Submitted by ANdrei on Tue, 08/31/2004 - 10:09
"Learn to play CHESS with Fritz & Chesster" 14.97+TAX
Recomand acest program copiilor de +4 ani (pe cutie scrie pt copii de la 8 ani in sus dar sunt sigur ca si cei de 4 ani nu vor avea nici o problema... in special daca sunt romani ;-) )
Ca bonus se ofera un abonament pe un an la una dintre cele mai mari site-uri unde se joaca sah pe internet playchees.com in valoare de 20US$.
Sper sa puteti inca sa il gasiti (eu l-am cumparat de la Staples din Coquitlam/Lougheed Hway si cred ca era singurul)
Mai jos am copiat niste pareri despre acest program listate pe amazon.com
From Children's Software Revue® -- "Subscribe Now!"
Winner of the 2003 Bologna New Media Prize, this innovative storybook adventure introduces children to the world of chess with innovative features that make it the best children's chess tutorial we've reviewed. The original version was in German (by Terzio), and we reviewed a localized version for the USA. The program starts with the story of how King White and his Queen have gone on holiday, and left their son, young Prince Fritz, in charge. But trouble is brewing. A rival, King Black, challenges Fritz to a chess duel. As a novice player, Fritz must seek out some quick brain training, and finds it scattered across the countryside in the form of clever games designed to explain each chess piece, along with common strategies and challenging practice sessions. These exercises are fun to play, and we found ourselves and our testers sticking with the program for hours at a time. One game, for instance, has kids smashing toilets as they learn about diagonal moves. This, of course, rated highly with our kid testers. As you would expect for a chess tutorial, there's an incredible amount of content--this is not a one-time through program. Weaknesses include an inability to interrupt some of the narration, and our younger testers wanted to do without all the practice; but these are minor criticisms. All things considered, this is a delightful program that is especially well-suited to 8-13 year old children.Copyright © 2001 Children's Software Revue
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This is what kids software is meant to be!, August 18, 2004
Reviewer: Sebb "Sebb" (Wellesley, MA United States) - See all my reviews
This is amazing software. It starts simple, is fun without being irrelevant, and covers the very core of chess. I knew my 5 year old loved it, and played it for ages (up to an hour), and I knew that the software had infinite patience, unlike me when he chose to do things wrong over and over again. But when I heard him explaining the en-passant rule and why "a knight on the rim is ugly and dim" I realized just how good the software was!
After a few months of him playing this game a lot - but just when he felt like it - we are able to have a full game of chess together, me with only half of the pieces. I play as hard as I can and he regularly mates me with this set up, so I'll have to start adding some pieces back soon.
I did read that there is a correlation between playing chess and all sorts of mental and emotional development (unlike other games and activities), so I am very happy with this state of affairs.
Reader Rabbit is fine, and Winnie the Pooh etc, but they really just cover things that pre-school / kindergarten / reading to your child and just observing the world will handle. Software that can (over time) fully engage a very young child in chess is something else all together.
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Best program to teach kids (or anyone) chess!, June 29, 2004
Reviewer: Jasmine T. Baer - See all my reviews
Purchased this for an energetic 5-year old known as my son!
To summarize: King White is feeling a little tired and disinterested (a mysterious malaise that can best be described as boredom or maybe even depression - seriously! Maybe something gets lost in translation, as this game is made by Chessbase, a German company, but marketed here by Viva Media. Maybe he is a victim of "ennui?"), so his queen suggests that they go on vacation. They put their son Fritz in charge for the duration of their absence, and as soon as the king and queen are out the door, Fritz is challenged to a chess duel by the nasty looking King Black. PROBLEM: Fritz doesn't know how to play chess!!
Follow Fritz and his cousin Bianca across the kingdom as they play a variety of games in order to learn chess basics. Learn how the pieces move, and learn basic tactics like pins, etc. Piece valuation, how to win, etc. are other topics that are taught.
The cool thing is that my son doesn't realize that he is learning! The games are so fun and arcade-like, that he learns how the pieces move without even knowing it.
Examples of the games:
1. Sumo wrestlers on a circular board to teach about the king and the concept of "opposition."
2. A Pac-man-like game to teach the horizontal and vertical movement of the rook.
3. A Pong-like game of smashing toilets (no joke!) to get across the concept of the bishop's diagonal movement.
After going through all the training sessions, my son was ready to take on King Black. He still gets mostly crushed, but that is because he doesn't spend much time thinking before he makes a move. He has managed wins on the lower setting, but that's because the chess engine plays some of the most horrible moves, like leaving a queen hanging, etc.
Highly recommended for youngsters! My son may leave it alone for 3 or 4 weeks at a time, but he always comes back to play the games and to try his hand vs. King Black. Money well spent to teach kids a wonderful game.
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[url=http://chesstalk.com/boutique/store/produit.php?langue=EN&code=O-123]Poza [/url]
Recomand acest program copiilor de +4 ani (pe cutie scrie pt copii de la 8 ani in sus dar sunt sigur ca si cei de 4 ani nu vor avea nici o problema... in special daca sunt romani ;-) )
Ca bonus se ofera un abonament pe un an la una dintre cele mai mari site-uri unde se joaca sah pe internet playchees.com in valoare de 20US$.
Sper sa puteti inca sa il gasiti (eu l-am cumparat de la Staples din Coquitlam/Lougheed Hway si cred ca era singurul)
Mai jos am copiat niste pareri despre acest program listate pe amazon.com
From Children's Software Revue® -- "Subscribe Now!"
Winner of the 2003 Bologna New Media Prize, this innovative storybook adventure introduces children to the world of chess with innovative features that make it the best children's chess tutorial we've reviewed. The original version was in German (by Terzio), and we reviewed a localized version for the USA. The program starts with the story of how King White and his Queen have gone on holiday, and left their son, young Prince Fritz, in charge. But trouble is brewing. A rival, King Black, challenges Fritz to a chess duel. As a novice player, Fritz must seek out some quick brain training, and finds it scattered across the countryside in the form of clever games designed to explain each chess piece, along with common strategies and challenging practice sessions. These exercises are fun to play, and we found ourselves and our testers sticking with the program for hours at a time. One game, for instance, has kids smashing toilets as they learn about diagonal moves. This, of course, rated highly with our kid testers. As you would expect for a chess tutorial, there's an incredible amount of content--this is not a one-time through program. Weaknesses include an inability to interrupt some of the narration, and our younger testers wanted to do without all the practice; but these are minor criticisms. All things considered, this is a delightful program that is especially well-suited to 8-13 year old children.Copyright © 2001 Children's Software Revue
============================================================
This is what kids software is meant to be!, August 18, 2004
Reviewer: Sebb "Sebb" (Wellesley, MA United States) - See all my reviews
This is amazing software. It starts simple, is fun without being irrelevant, and covers the very core of chess. I knew my 5 year old loved it, and played it for ages (up to an hour), and I knew that the software had infinite patience, unlike me when he chose to do things wrong over and over again. But when I heard him explaining the en-passant rule and why "a knight on the rim is ugly and dim" I realized just how good the software was!
After a few months of him playing this game a lot - but just when he felt like it - we are able to have a full game of chess together, me with only half of the pieces. I play as hard as I can and he regularly mates me with this set up, so I'll have to start adding some pieces back soon.
I did read that there is a correlation between playing chess and all sorts of mental and emotional development (unlike other games and activities), so I am very happy with this state of affairs.
Reader Rabbit is fine, and Winnie the Pooh etc, but they really just cover things that pre-school / kindergarten / reading to your child and just observing the world will handle. Software that can (over time) fully engage a very young child in chess is something else all together.
=====================================================
Best program to teach kids (or anyone) chess!, June 29, 2004
Reviewer: Jasmine T. Baer - See all my reviews
Purchased this for an energetic 5-year old known as my son!
To summarize: King White is feeling a little tired and disinterested (a mysterious malaise that can best be described as boredom or maybe even depression - seriously! Maybe something gets lost in translation, as this game is made by Chessbase, a German company, but marketed here by Viva Media. Maybe he is a victim of "ennui?"), so his queen suggests that they go on vacation. They put their son Fritz in charge for the duration of their absence, and as soon as the king and queen are out the door, Fritz is challenged to a chess duel by the nasty looking King Black. PROBLEM: Fritz doesn't know how to play chess!!
Follow Fritz and his cousin Bianca across the kingdom as they play a variety of games in order to learn chess basics. Learn how the pieces move, and learn basic tactics like pins, etc. Piece valuation, how to win, etc. are other topics that are taught.
The cool thing is that my son doesn't realize that he is learning! The games are so fun and arcade-like, that he learns how the pieces move without even knowing it.
Examples of the games:
1. Sumo wrestlers on a circular board to teach about the king and the concept of "opposition."
2. A Pac-man-like game to teach the horizontal and vertical movement of the rook.
3. A Pong-like game of smashing toilets (no joke!) to get across the concept of the bishop's diagonal movement.
After going through all the training sessions, my son was ready to take on King Black. He still gets mostly crushed, but that is because he doesn't spend much time thinking before he makes a move. He has managed wins on the lower setting, but that's because the chess engine plays some of the most horrible moves, like leaving a queen hanging, etc.
Highly recommended for youngsters! My son may leave it alone for 3 or 4 weeks at a time, but he always comes back to play the games and to try his hand vs. King Black. Money well spent to teach kids a wonderful game.
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[url=http://chesstalk.com/boutique/store/produit.php?langue=EN&code=O-123]Poza [/url]
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L-am luat si eu pe ultimul/singurul de la Staples de pe Kingsway (linga Metrotown). Noroc cu poza pusa de Andrei, altfel nu stiu daca-l gaseam...
Stefan
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Andrei