Author: steve blincoe
Date: 04:00:15 01/17/98
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hi bert:you are right about the saphire 2 plastic board being cumbersome. what i have done to remedy this ,was to buy a nice travel peg set(cost $19) now i play a great program, using a nice little set where the pieces cant fall out.of course at home i play on a large tournment size board. as far as the endgames databases and stronger pc programs of course i cant argue this,however for me at least programs playing at greater than 2400 uscf(saphire and atlanta)on a train ride to work is fine for me. the issue of laptops is a difficult one.on a plane ride you will run out of battery power very quickly.unless you bring with you several extra battery paks you wind up having your game ruined.in addition when i commute to work having a laptop on my lap is kinda uncomfortable on a crowded commuter train.not so with a calculator style chess computer and small peg set.
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