So I finally took the plunge and purchased my own copy of Hiarcs Chess Explorer for Mac, because no one wants to sponsor one for me.
And here are my first impressions: …
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Fritz 12 is a great chess product that unfortunately has no Mac version. I’ve installed it on a Bootcamp partition, and it works great. But I hate rebooting to Windows everytime I need it. Besides, all my files are in the OS X partition.
I also tried running Fritz 12 in a Parallels Desktop. It works fine as well, but then I have to boot Windows on top of OS X, which in the process they’re sharing the same computer’s resources, which proves to be an inefficient environment to run a resource hungry application like Fritz 12. I was only able to assign 3GB of RAM out of the total installed 8GB, and the application can only utilize 1 CPU out of the total 4.
So what about Codeweaver’s Crossover? Well, this is how it looks like: …
An interesting analysis by ChessNetwork of the game between Hikaru Nakamura of USA and Vladimir Kramnik of Russia during the Round 9 of Istanbul 2012 World Chess Olympiad.
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A good insight into how these Grandmasters think.
Chess is a game sufficiently rich in meaning that it is easily capable of containing elements of both tragedy and comedy.
— Luke McShane
Liveblogging has been discontinued from this page since the end of Round 7 of [event]Istanbul 2012 World Chess Olympiad[/event]. To check out the latest about team Philippines in the said event, check out the link below:
The score card of the match between the 35th seed Philippines vs. the 4th seed Hungary follows:
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Bo.
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Philippines
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Score
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Hungary
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| 1 | Wesley So |
1/2-1/2
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Peter Leko |
| 2 | Oliver Barbosa |
0-1
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Zoltan Almasi |
| 3 | Eugene Torre |
1-0
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Ferenc Berkes |
| 4 | Mark Paragua |
1/2-1/2
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Csaba Balogh |
Below are the links for the Live Games Round 7 Istanbul 2012 World Chess Olympiad:
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No doubt the Polgar Family of 3 women chess players and their remarkable achievements could now be considered as one of the pillars of the great and rich history of chess.
Recently, ChessBase reported:
For four years, an Israeli film-maker has collected archive material never seen before, and produced a documentary for Israeli TV that is epic and historic, but also personal and intimate.
And here’s the trailer to the documentary film: …
As you read through this blog, you might notice that I’m not so fond of Chesscube.
You know why? Because it’s so full of Flash. And you know what Steve Jobs has to say about Flash:
And if you have kept up with the news lately, Adobe has removed Flash for Android from Google Play.
Now, have you seen a Chesscube app in the iTunes App Store or Google Play? There’s none, because they can’t do it.
That’s why I’m using an internet chess server like FICS for online play and Chess.com for correspondence chess.
Got a message today that Hiarcs’ Mac Chess Explorer is finally available:
At last, after a very long wait, it has finally come for us to check out.
It comes bundled with Hiarcs 14 and costs US$59.95 for the single-core version, and US$99.95 for the Deep Hiarcs (multi-core/multi-processor version).
By the way, there’s also the PC Chess Explorer. But what the heck, we’re only interested in Mac here, right? …
Together with the release of the NBA 2K12 for PS3 and other consoles, 2K Sports will also be releasing the NBA 2K12 game app for iOS devices like the iPod, iPhone and iPad.
CNET’s Tap That App is all praises for this app:
I’ve purchased and played with EA’s NBA Elite app, and just as in the PS3 console, I’m pretty sure 2K will beat EA anytime of the day — especially when it comes to gameplay quality. …
The plug & play DGT electronic chess board brings you the best of two worlds. The classical game of chess finaly merged with 21st century computer and internet technology.
The beautiful classic wooden DGT e-board easely connects to the USB port on your PC. With the DGT e-board you can play online at internet chess sites like PlayChess, Chess 21 and ICC. The ingenious e-board acts as input device for all major playing programs.
The DGT e-board is the ultimate chess-PC interface. It adds a new dimension to your chess fun. A typical DGT product. Innovative, designed for the real chess lover. High quality and value for money.
The giftbox comes with a special edition of the famous Fritz program and 100 days free access at playchess.com
Chess master William Stewart of OnlineChessLessons.net had a text interview with our very own GM Wesley So on his rise to becoming a Grandmaster and his usual practice or study routine. Read the interview.
Stewart also analyzed So’s game way back in the 2009 World Cup against GM Gadir Guseinov. …