Further: Francois' Blackknight was not being any slouch, don't get me wrong. But Psion played a surprising sacrifice early in the game, really surprising for a program esp a small one, slowly ground it out in seemingly adverse circumstances into the better game, then into an endgame with only a few pieces left on the board, then checkmated in that endgame with requirements which your child even with experience might find difficult. And it was about 100 moves!
Years later I can still give that description off the top of my head (even if there's not much left up there :-) . Thanks for all the comments. Doug L. 37830 USA -----Original Message----- >From: Malcolm Lear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Sep 27, 2006 7:10 AM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: [ql-users] I want your software > >Written I believe on a 68000 based Sage computer. > >Malcolm > > >Phil Kett wrote: > >>extdgl42 wrote: >> >> >>>Is that the Psion chess below? I highly recommend it to anyone. Psion, >>>despite being "only" 67K and old, played one of the most amazing games I've >>>ever seen, any chess package, even a master, maybe grandmaster. This >>>includes Francois Lanciault's Blackknight (I wrote reviews for QL >>>magazines). (In fact, I need to find my notes; while Psion was playing >>>White, it may have been Blackknight playing Black indirectly). >>> >>> >>> >>> >>Yes, it is Psion Chess - and the last time I tried it that one actually >>works! >> >>I have to agree - it's a fantastic game. >> >>Phil >> >>_______________________________________________ >>QL-Users Mailing List >>http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm >> >> >> >_______________________________________________ >QL-Users Mailing List >http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm _______________________________________________ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
