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Customer Reviews of Learn to Play Chess with Fritz and Chesster

Not for our grandchild
This is a very well designed teaching tool for young people -- but it did not attract our grandchild, now 7 and he's here at the moment as I write this. He loves "hacking" the computers at our house, at home and at school (which is a problem as tech services needs t obe frequently called in to undo his experimenting) -- but he is not attracted to the discipline of rules -- certainly not the rules of chess -- or checkers for that matter. He's an experimenter -- gears, wheels, icons, screen savers, but not so much formal games however cleverly introduced or devised. And, it is still too advanced for his 4 year old sister. My advice: Try it -- it may just be the timing for each child.

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Good Chess Training for Kids
My 11 year old boy loves this chess training software. It is has taught him chess how to move and the tactics of every chess piece, which has made him a much better chess player. The only drawback is that you cannot stop and go back to where you left off, but you have to start all over again, which was very frustrating to my boy. I hope they fixed this problem in the subsequent additions of this software.

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Takes the intimidation out of learning chess for young and old.
Chess, the game of kings. So many pieces with different ways of moving. So much history with thousands of known tournaments, great names, and tactics. <
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>Lets face it, to someone new to chess, this can be an intimidating game. <
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>This software uses a subtle and humorous, often tongue-in-cheek, approach to teaching kids how to play chess. No, this isn't the greatest graphics you will see on a computer, but it is entertaining while teaching you or your kids how to play chess. <
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>Understand, this is for beginners. If you are a chess devotee at any level, this may be charming to downright obnoxious all depending on your outlook. <
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>If you want to take a light and fun approach to learning chess this is a great adventure. <
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>There are gentle lessons for how each piece moves. <
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>Learning how a bishop moves includes smashing toilets (without being offensive or crass). The smashing noise is so perfect that it is one of my kids favorite activities. <
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>The queen lesson is hokey as are a few others. <
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>The knight and pawn lessons appear simple, but it takes a few tries to "get it". <
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>The software could use better instructions, but keep the sound on and move your cursor around the screen and you will figure it out. Always watch the cursor and try the right side of the screen when you think the scene should be moving forward. <
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>Basic strategies are also taught and you get to play various opponents who range from easy to moderately difficult to beat. A good way to build confidence by beating some opponents early with what you have learned, but then being challenged by better opponents later. <
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>All in all, this is the best beginning software for kids (and light hearted grown-ups) to get started with the game. <
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