Any Canadians on the list know if CNIB has those courses? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charles Rivard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <Undisclosed-Recipient:;> Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2006 9:07 AM Subject: audyssey: chess against a computer online plus
> Want to play chess against a computer online? This one is speech > friendly, and it thinks ahead 2 moves for each side. You tab to, and > activate, a link to the move you want to make, or, (I think?), you can > enter your own move. The next move made by the computer will be shown. > The URL is > > http://pine.cs.yale.edu:4201/cgi-bin/chessplayer > > If you are interested in learning the game from the very beginning to the > point at which you can win games by using the 4 principles of the game and > some advanced strategies, check out the 2 correspondence courses from the > Hadley school for the blind. In oredr to take the second, more advanced, > course, you must first pass the first one. Lessons are available on audio > cassettes or in braille. If you don't have a chess set that is adapted > for the blind, or even if you already have one, one is provided for your > use during the first course, "Chess for Beginners". After completing the > course, you may keep the course equipment and material for your own use. > The URL for the school is > > www.hadley-school.org > > and I think these 2 courses are very good training as well as providing a > structured method of learning the game. There is a lot of insight as to > how a Grandmaster of the game reasons out the best moves, which will > provide you with a very good foundation on which you can build your chess > skills, even if you currently know absolutely nothing about the game and > want to learn it. > shepherds are the best beasts > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > to leave send a blank Email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > You can contact the list owners/moderators by Emailing > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > to go nomail send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > change "nomail" to "normal" to resume messages. > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > to leave send a blank Email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can contact the list owners/moderators by Emailing [EMAIL PROTECTED] to go nomail send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] change "nomail" to "normal" to resume messages. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindgamers/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
