CG231231 asked: Is there more than natural-born ability for a chess player to become a master, on the level of the greatest. I would imagine that while I may be looking 4-5 moves ahead, they could possibly see the entire game unfold, while executing their strategy…. And, if there is something more than natural ability, [...]
MARKsman7328 asked: I am the board 1 player for my school’s chess team and am looking for some chess software which will help me learn some more complicated openings. I would like a program which allows me to play against a computer, and also walks me through a large variety of different openings for both [...]
Jabberwocky asked: I am interested in a chess program (preferably freeware) that will allow me to use algebraic notation in order to select my moves and will only display the progress of the game in algebraic notation in order to follow the moves of the computer. This could be considered a form of “blindfolded chess” [...]
Opinionatedkitten asked: I’m a good amateur player, but have never broken that barrier to be really good at chess. I hover somewhere between 1500 and 1650, although I’ve brushed 1700 at my best. This year, I’d like to break the 1800 barrier. There are a lot of books out there about strategies within the game [...]