[blind-gamers] chess clocks for blind players

2024-06-17 Thread Charles Rivard
I’ve been working with someone at chesshouse.com to find a stand alone chess clock for blind people. The only ones that have been found cost over $300, and I flatly refuse to pay that insane price!!! Hunting through the app store for iPhone apps, I have found ChessClock+ It is an app with wh

Re: [blind-gamers] Chess and introduction

2022-02-13 Thread Jacob Kruger
Here's the audiogames.net page for spoonville software's BGChess game: https://www.audiogames.net/db.php?id=BG+chess+challenge And, while have no idea about mac software, there are some accessible versions of chess for the android platform - chessback and chess moves? Jacob Kruger Skype: Bl

[blind-gamers] Chess and introduction

2022-02-12 Thread Karel Swanepoel
Hi All I am from South Africa and new to this group. As I enjoy playing chess against my pc and Mac Mini from time-to-time, I'd like to find out if there are other accessible software else than Winboard for Jaws or the Apple Chess that ships with the Mac? All the best Karel Swanepoel +27 8

Re: [blind-gamers] chess equipment for blind players

2019-12-24 Thread Sharon Hooley
You might check to find out if the Hadley Institute still has a chess course. When I took the first class, I got a wooden chess set for free! I don't know if that's the kind you want, but it is clearly accessible. All the parts are easy !identify "touch, and there is a peg at the bottom of

Re: [blind-gamers] chess equipment for blind players

2019-12-23 Thread Milos Przic
- Original Message - From: Charles Rivard To: blind-gamers@groups.io Sent: Monday, December 23, 2019 06:16 PM Subject: [blind-gamers] chess equipment for blind players Does anyone know where a potential blind chess player can get a chess set of the Staunton design at a reasonable

[blind-gamers] chess equipment for blind players

2019-12-23 Thread Charles Rivard
Does anyone know where a potential blind chess player can get a chess set of the Staunton design at a reasonable price? Also, a mechanical or digital chess clock, again, at a reasonable price? I can find neither. Thanks. The chess sets that I find either cost $100 or more, or they are of suc

Re: [blind-gamers] chess

2017-06-17 Thread Mariana Ilieva
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Re: [blind-gamers] chess

2017-06-16 Thread David Mehler
are! finished!! > -Original Message- > From: David Mehler > Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2017 11:47 PM > To: blind-gamers@groups.io > Subject: [blind-gamers] chess > > Hello, > > Does anyone know of any audio walkthroughs on howto play chess? I'm > looking f

Re: [blind-gamers] chess

2017-06-16 Thread Charles Rivard
! are! finished!! -Original Message- From: David Mehler Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2017 11:47 PM To: blind-gamers@groups.io Subject: [blind-gamers] chess Hello, Does anyone know of any audio walkthroughs on howto play chess? I'm looking for the absolute beginner stuff to about middle o

[blind-gamers] chess

2017-06-16 Thread David Mehler
Hello, Does anyone know of any audio walkthroughs on howto play chess? I'm looking for the absolute beginner stuff to about middle of the road stuff. Thanks. Dave. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#117238): https://groups.