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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NEW Chess Assistant 8.1
Chessplayer Price: $95.00
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.
System Requirement: IBM compatible PC, 128 MB RAM, Windows 2000/NT/ME/XP;
Hard Disk 1GB; VGA Graphics, CD-ROM Drive
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NEW
Chess Assistant 8.0 MEGA
Chessplayer Price: $155.00
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
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Chess
Assistant 7.1
Chessplayer Price: $85.00
For UPGRADE, please call 206-363-6511.
FEATURES:
Three built-in programs: Tiger 15.0, Gambit Tiger 2.0, Crafty and Ruffian!.
Perfect compatibility with Schredder 5 or 6, Winboard engines - within CA
7.0 you can play and analize with many of them. First rate ICC support (CA
7.0 was certified and highly recommmended by Internet Chess Club). Search
for maneuvers. Improved Analysis and Tree modes. Encyclopedia Chess
Openings 2002. Multimedia support. Printing and export to MS Word, RTF and
Java script. A 2,090,000 game database,(up to 10/31/2002). Compatible with
other database formats CBF, CBH, and PGN formats.
System Requirement: IBM compatible PC, 32 MB RAM, Windows
95/98/2000/NT/ME/XP; Hard Disk 1GB; VGA Graphics, CD-ROM Drive
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Chess
Assistant Training Modules
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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).
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2/21/2004
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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).
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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).
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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.
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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.
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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.
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2/21/04
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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02/21/2004
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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.
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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.
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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
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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