Hi Charles, Neato. I hadn't thought of trying that. I always wondered if one of those computerized Chess sets could be made accessible. Now I know a way to do it. Thanks for the tips.
On 4/4/13, Charles Rivard <wee1s...@fidnet.com> wrote: > Another option, farther down the road, is to get a chess computer that can > be used, after any modification necessary, by blind people. By beeps of > different tones, you can tell where the machine moved its pieces. You have > > to mark the black pieces for identification. I cut rubber magnet material > from a roll that match the squares and matching magnets and stuck them onto > > the bottoms of the chessmen so they stick to the squares. Now, I can > examine the board layout while planning moves without knocking the men off > the board. Chess computers are good when traveling or when there isn't a > human opponent when you're in the mood for a game. You can set the skill to > > just a bit stronger than you, so you can gradually improve. I have now run > > into a problem, though. I bought a chess computer for home use that is > rated at around 2400, which will give Grand Masters a challenge. It beats > me on it's lowest level. Frustrating as all heck, but fun! > > -- > If guns kill people, writing implements cause grammatical and spelling > errors! --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
