I have started to play chess again (for the first time in many years). I am not very good at it but I am keen to learn and find it intellectually stimulating. At the moment I am playing against the computer but I may play against real people (online) at some point. I purchased some basic chess books as my Christmas present and am slowly working my way through them.
For some reason I have always been intrigued by the game. Grandad and Grandma Howell gave us a really nice wooden set when we were younger (I have it in the shed) and Chris and I would sometimes play games. From memory he would usually beat me…
At the moment I am just playing the version of Chess that ships with Mac OS X. I have installed Deep Green (by Joachim Bondo) on the Newton 2100. I will be having a look at Glaurung as well.
I’m a beginner too. I suggest you set DG’s concentration level to the lowest and give it only 1 sec of think time; play the game on these settings and build your confidence there. I have just started rediscovering Deep Green on the Newton as well. But if you put Concentration levels at the highest but still leave think time at 1 sec, I found DG almost unbeatable. Good hunting…