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- Quick specs
- Price: Free to try (21-day trial); $20.00 to buy
- Operating system: Windows 95, Windows Me, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows NT, Windows 98
- Date added: July 30, 2004
- Total Downloads: 989,822
- Downloads last week: 529
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 73 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
This program offers just about everything a chess fan needs. If you're already a seasoned player, you won't have any trouble starting a game in just moments, but if you need some help with your moves, the game offers modest tutorial options, such as an indication of risk factors and move suggestions. The game offers a number of customization options, allowing you to choose piece style, board color, and sound effects, and which buttons to display. Our major complaint is that even when you maximize the main window, the board doesn't get any larger. This program gives you a variety of gameplay options, letting you take on a number of computer opponents or humans in person, via e-mail or in online forums. ChessRally definitely doles out a challenge to players of all skill levels. Even on its easiest difficulty setting, we had a hard time vanquishing our computerized opponent. Though it might not be an ideal way for first-timers to learn chess, all other fans of the game will find plenty to like here.Publisher's description
From Ingenuware :With ChessRally, you can play chess, chat, make new friends, and get expert instruction from live tutors in online Rally rooms. You also can play chess against a friend over a direct network connection (via the Internet or a local network), play a game of correspondence chess via e-mail, or play several challenging computer opponents.
For beginners and masters alike, the application offers robust graphics and sounds, fun characters, a customizable interface with free downloadable themes (skins, chess sets, and sounds), smooth animation, a complete user's guide, and free support. ChessRally also contains full support for rated games, timed games, internationally accepted rules, computer-move suggestions, an experimenting mode, and an interactive move-history window.
CNET Editor's Note: This download comes with a free 21-day trial of all the Gold Edition features. If you don't purchase a Gold Edition license, you may continue to use the free edition for e-mail chess as long as you like.
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User reviews
- Average user rating: 3.6 stars out of 73 votes
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0 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Chess Rally 2.5
Pros: not bad, but Chessmaster 10th Edition is now only 20 dollars and it's got many times the features that Chess Rally has.
Cons: When I started Chess Rally the first time, I got a screen that...are you ready for this...accused me of changing the date on the computer in order to bypass the trial limit. It said that 2007 was not an acceptable date. I guess this version is a few years old and was programmed to reject those futuristic dates like 2007.
But to actually put up a screen scolding me for changing the date! Too much.
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1 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Version: Chess Rally 2.5
Pros: I am not a chess fanatic, but I do like to play. This program had it all. Lots of Fun!
Cons: seems expensive
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10 out of 11 people found this review helpful
Version: Chess Rally 2.5
"Great Relaxing Chess Site and Family orientated with Great Graphics"
Pros: I have Played on Chessrally for 3 years and really enjoy non stressful games. If you Just want to meet friends you have met over time on Chessrally you can chat with them and others without being harrased for doing so. It is Family orientated, and the site monitors(or Room operators) watch for trouble makers, and yes they do get booted out. There are Kids that come to learn how to play chess, Not to learn how some people can be abusive. And Chessrally even Has a Tutor just to help them and New players learn the Basics. And the Tutor (Coach) will even play a friendly game with anyone just to help them practice. ChessRally even Has FM (Fide Master) to give a Master challenge. The Best thing of all is that The Site owner and the room Operators protect the Players from abusive players. SO if One complains they Don't Like Chessrally ? Well then they must have been an abusive person on the site. In 3 years I have never seen a person Kicked out, unless they were Abusive to others. Great friendly Site at 1 price for life. And the Site owner cares about the players and on occasions comes in to chat with everyone. You wont see that on other Chess sites.
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6 out of 7 people found this review helpful
Version: Chess Rally 2.5
"Great chess for online or offline"
Pros: This product has it all. Friendly real-time online environment like ICC, WCN or Yahoo chess, but way better. Email gameplay is great (and free I think), and you can even connect two computers in a local network. You can play against a computer opponent too, though their computer player isn't quite as strong as Chessmaster, but still fun. The online portion is the real strength here.
Cons: I would have liked to have more than 21 days in the trial, but I will be purchasing, so I guess it doesn't matter.
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5 out of 6 people found this review helpful
Version: Chess Rally 2.5
Pros: i'm a big sk8r buff (tony hawk is teh bomb) and i like chess lots too. i've been using chess rally for about a year now and its great. people there are pretty cool. i dont know about the other stuff, cuz I dont play email chess or whatever, but the rooms are lots of fun.
I was reading those other user reviews about chess rally and just laughed at all the posts from that dude keener. I was around when he was in there and he was totally rude to just about everyone and would come in pretending to be other poeple, including the writer's mom, saying some pretty mean and stupid stuff. very uncool, bro. We just about threw a party when the ops kicked his but out of there. Now he's on here givin chess rally bogus reviews pretendin to be other people just to give the writer of the program some crap.
keener - bro get a life, chess rally is great, you just have no life and we're all glad youre gone. that girl you talked crap to was a really nice chick and i heard about what you said to her. very uncool, you perv. i'm glad you're outta here, and everyone else is too.
everyone, just ignore that keener idiot and download chess rally. trust me, you cant go wrong. you can always uninstall if you dont like it but trust me you will like it. hey, it's a free trial, why not right? 'sides, it's always good to have fresh meat to the grinder. lol seriously, play me when you go in, we'll have fun.
Sk8 on dudes - queen to e2, checkmate
Cons: nothin bad except that keener dude, but he's been gone now for a while thank god. everyone else is pretty cool, mini_me, emperor, barb, leisa, karen, theyre all cool peeps.
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