Learn to Play Chess with Fritz and Chesster
by Viva Media
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Software Summary
Manufacturer: Viva MediaBrand: Viva Media
Format: CD-ROM
Release Date: 2003-07-02
Platform: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP
Model: 00113
Product features:
- When the king and queen go on vacation, young Fritz is left in charge of the castle. As he explores his surroundings, he'll learn all about chess, from the basics to advanced strategies -- and so will you!
- Discover 7 great arcade-style games that introduce chess fundamentals and advanced concepts
- Fun characters like Fritz and Chesster make learning the game fun and interesting for children
- Also includes a one-year membership to playchess.com
- Is the item available or not, website issue confusing.
- Logitech Precision Gamepad
- Saitek P990 Dual Analog Game Pad
- Logitech ChillStream Gamepad for PC (963435-0403)
- Plantronics DSP-400 Digitally-Enhanced USB Foldable Stereo Headset and Software
- Belkin Nostromo Speedpad n52
Software Reviews of Learn to Play Chess with Fritz and Chesster
Customer Review: Great Way to Learn And Practice Core Chess Drills
Summary: 5 Stars
My seven year old is totally engrossed in this. It's a great learning tool because they are playing games that have more meaning in the story to learn certain basics. The toilet smashing bishop training was pretty hysterical. My son freaked out when he tied Grandpa White for the lead.
Chess is about practicing patterns and these patterns don't emerge much in games when kids play. I taught my son to play, but he doesn't want to do drills to learn pawn combat of mating patterns. With a game like this, they get to focus on core chess patterns, as well as feel victorious when doing these drills.
As an interesting fact regarding chess patterns and repetition - in memory studies, Grandmasters who are famous for recalling chess board layouts from past games did only marginally better then the general population when asked to memorize RANDOM arrangements of chess pieces on the board. It's all in the patterns.
The animation and characters are great. The voice acting great. Love it.
By the way- there is a "Chess Complete" version that has all three games on 1 disk. Amazon doesn't list it, but I got it from the Apple Store for my Mac. #3, interestingly, is only on Amazon for Windows, but it does exist for Macs as seen in the Chess Complete product. As Amazon doesn't sell the complete version, I am mentioning this here.
Description of Learn to Play Chess with Fritz and Chesster
Learn to Play Chess With Fritz & Chesster lets you be king for a day in a world where chess rules!Activities Software
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