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From: cracraft@venera.isi.edu (Stuart Cracraft)
Newsgroups: rec.games.chess,comp.sources.wanted
Subject: Re: Chess for the Mac...
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Date: 10 Dec 87 16:21:07 GMT
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Keywords: Looking for a good chess game for the Mac...

In article <19121@bbn.COM> franco@bbn.com (Frank A. Lonigro) writes:
>Hi:
>	I'm interested in getting a chess game for my Mac.  Does
>anyone have any suggestions?  I would imagine that Sargon III is
>out classed by something new.  Chess Master 2000 anyone???
>

Sargon III or Chess Master 2000, the latest versions of each, would
seem to be your only off-the-shelf choices at this time.

>	Here is a wish list of possible features:
>
>		1)  A chess rating of 2000+.  The higher the better.
>		2)  Have an option to select level of difficulty.
>		    The more levels the better.  Should have postal chess
>		    feature and mate in two puzzle solvers.
>		3)  I would like to be able to print a listing of the
>		    game just played to the laser printer and(or) save
>		    it to a file for latter printing or viewing.
>		4)  Save and restore feature.
>		5)  Excelent graphics, 3d if possible.
>
>	The priority of these is not important but I would like to
>get these features if they are available.
>

I know of no 2000+ programs for the MAC. Most are around 1800-2000.
The graphics all seem to be good and levels as well as save/restore
are adequate in most of them.

GNU Chess could be ported to the Mac. Please see me if you would like
to do this -- or you're welcome to go ahead and do it, but please
share your results with others.

	Stuart