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mkral · Dec 14, 2003, 01:32 PM

I've recently taken to playing the chess game included in OS X. I told my wife about it & she wants to play. She has a Pismo running OS 9. I thought that chess was included in 9, but I don't have it on her laptop. Before I go & reinstall the system software, can someone confirm or deny for me that OS 9 includes a chess game.

Thanks,

davecom · Dec 14, 2003, 01:34 PM

OS 9 did NOT include a chess game, unless your system was bundled with something like Chessmaster 3000 or such.

mkral · Dec 14, 2003, 01:35 PM

That was quick! Thanks for the reply,

hoopz · Dec 14, 2003, 02:28 PM

I know you weren't specifically asking for recommendations, but when I spent most of my time in 9, I used this fine chess game--it's free:

http://members.aol.com/Macchess/

Works in Classic, too, if I remember correctly.

mkral · Dec 14, 2003, 03:21 PM

Thanks for the heads up! I'll download it when I got home tonight,

Mark

gbhgbh · Dec 16, 2003, 01:31 AM

I would also recommend going to chessclub.com and playing over the Internet. They have a couple of Mac interfaces you can download from their web site. Once you've joined and get a rating, it's easy to find opponents who are roughly equal to you in strength. Much more fun than playing against a computer or someone much stronger or weaker than you.