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From:Viva Media
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User Rating: Amazon Sales Rank:#166 |
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10 of 14 customers found the following review helpful:
 Excellent for all ages of kids, 2006-04-24
This is an excellent chess tutorial for all ages of kids. It works as a game, a story, and as a chess lesson.
The really nice part about it is the order of presentation of the material, it combines how the pieces move with what they can do. A more natural choice would be to separate them (e.g., here's how a bishop moves, then later, here's how a bishop can checkmate), but the combination of the two gives kids a concrete goal, rather than rote memorization.
Those reviews that say "What do these arcade games have to do with chess?" have not played far enough into the game, because only when you get to the Intelligym, at the end of the path, does the program make the direct connection between the arcade games and chess then.
My 4 year old is entranced with it, and is now seeing three move checkmates on the board.
My only complaint with the program is that when someone does something incorrect, the criticism can be a bit too blunt, rather than encouraging, but it only makes my son more determined to get it right the next time.
3 of 7 customers found the following review helpful:
The kids love this one!, 2006-03-28
It's still too early to tell if this game will help instill an interest in Chess or not, but my daughters love playing this game.
10 of 11 customers found the following review helpful:
Great Games, 2006-03-16
PROS:
My kids loved it. I believe they now know how to play chess.
Kids had a lot of fun learning the game.
It puts the "Fun" back into playing chess
Easy to follow - even my seven year old llearned on his own.
CONS:
It seems to be addictive, because I can't stop my kids from playing it.
I not sure if this game has multiplayer mode, because my kids are always fighting over it.....
9 of 10 customers found the following review helpful:
Learn to Play Chess with Fritz and Chesster, 2006-03-09
an excellent chess program for all ages. My 5 yo loves it. Shipping was fast and exactly as advertised.
6 of 7 customers found the following review helpful:
Play Chess with Fritz and Chesster, 2006-02-24
My 7-year old nephew loves it. Would play it all day long if allowed to.
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