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- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows 2000/XP
- Date added: September 30, 2007
- Total Downloads: 5,007
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
This free Firefox plug-in brings the world of Grandmaster chess matches to your PC. Installing ChessGames places a small knight on your Firefox status bar. Using a variety of single mouse clicks you can replay many well-known chess matches or open chat windows to communicate with other chess fans.
Right-clicking the icon opens a list of Grandmasters. You merely pick a name and Firefox opens a Web site dialog that contains matches played by that Grandmaster. Click on a match and watch it replayed using standard chess notation and basic board and piece graphics. You can easily control playback speed, pause, or reverse play. Left-clicking the Firefox icon opens a search box to locate matches played by lesser-known Grandmasters. However, you can search only by name, not date. Middle-button clicking opens a simple chat box and chess menu. During testing we found few people online looking to play.
ChessGames takes few resources, and while decidedly low-tech, easily recreates watching the play of many famous chess matches. A submenu of matches by date or a listing of important matches would have been a helpful addition. Nevertheless, true chess fans will appreciate the quick access to the matches of their favorite Grandmasters.
Publisher's description
From Tornamodo :Search and replay chess games. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
CNET Editor's Note: The Download Now link will prompt a local download of the Firefox extension. To install the extension directly, open the file using your Firefox browser.
What's new in this version:
This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
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Version: ChessGames 1.3
"Not compatible with Firefox 3.0.9"
Pros: I can't tell you since I couldn't install it on my updated version of Firefox!
Cons: Firefox wouldn't let me install it.
Summary: I hope the authors can upgrade this chess software to be compatible with Firefox 3.0!
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