Learn To Play Chess With Fritz & Chesster 2 (Mac)

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Product Features

• A new chess adventure with Fritz, Bianca, and Chesster
• Covers openings, middle-game tactics, endgames, and more
• More than 20 mini games within the game for practice
• Powered by "Fritz", the world's leading chess software
• For kids age 8 and older

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.2 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00076YWII
• Item model number: 00181
• Date first available at Amazon.com: December 20, 2004
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #5,227 in Software (See Bestsellers in Software)

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Product Description

From the Manufacturer
Fritz, Bianca, and Chesster are back in a new chess adventure! Advanced training in the Black Castle will have every player, from beginners on up, improving their skills and strategy. Jump into chess action to rescue Chesster from deep within the walls of King Black's Castle. You'll have lots of fun learning move by move about openings, middle game strategy and tactics, endgames, pinning, delivering check, attacking, protecting--and much more. Try out over 20 mini games within the game to practice what you've learned and see if you can get your name onto the high scoreboard!

Fun Coaching and Training:

Opening

• Basic openings
• Bull-head opening
• King's Gambit
• Fool's mate and scholar's mate

Middle game (tactics)

• Attack and protect
• The pin
• Forks and skewers
• Distraction

Endgame

• Square rule
• Key squares

And lots more!

• Powered by "Fritz", the world's leading chess software
• Bonus! One-year free membership of www.PlayChess.com to the world's fastest-growing chess server

For kids ages 8 and up

Product Description
Learn to Play Chess With Fritz & Chesster lets you be king for a day in a world where chess rules! 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!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Follow-up to Fritz and Chesster 1, January 20, 2006

By	Learning All The Time "It's Never Too Late to... (USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

My kids (6 and 8) are learning so much from Fritz and Chesster 2!! In fact, my 6 year old daughter started winning a few games at their local chess club after graduating to this game (from Fritz and Chesster 1).

Today I decided to play with them (since they don't like to play against each other - they're still working on that "good sportsmanship" thing), and I let them team up against me. I was viewing this as an opportunity to help them think ahead, predict moves, and protect their pieces.

However, I was the one who learned!! They surprised me again and again by reciting strategies (move your bishops and knights out, save your Queen for the real battle, don't move your pawns without a plan, break your oponnent's wall, etc...) they had learned from this game.

They also knew the relative value of the pieces, but could see advantages to making uneven swaps sometimes. For example, they shocked me by sacrificing a bishop for a pawn in order to open a hole in my wall, which they later exploited to checkmate my king. This was a strategy that even 1 month ago would have been unthinkable to them.

Anyway, I defer to other more experienced chess players and computer users who have made specific comments about graphics, dialogue, and strategies. I am sure that at some point, my kids will move beyond this game and what it has to offer.

But for now I couldn't be happier with the Chesster and Fritz games! My kids absolutely love playing the computer games and are really learning to play chess - and not just "computer chess", but chess that lets them beat other kids at chess club - not to mention me.

I think I'm going to go demand a rematch :)

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun and motivational tool to learn chess, July 10, 2006

By	K. Beckers (NJ USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I was looking for some interesting and educational software for my children and this is exactly that. My son (7)loves it and his chess skills have improved already. It teaches tactics for chess in a fun way. Definitely recommend this.

5.0 out of 5 stars very well done..works on intel MACS., November 16, 2008

By	anonymous - See all my reviews

This is truly a great sequel. The part on openings alone is worth the money. It's just such a great way to learn chess. I can't say enough. And once again, just like the first, it runs flawlessly on my intel core 2 duo Macbook running 10.5.. I do not take this for granted.

Buy it, teach your kids chess, it couldn't hurt, and it just might help!

I can't tell you how many times we have referred to Fritz & Chesster analogies when visualizing or learning non-chess concepts. It's really worth it's weight in...