The Novag Citrine Chess Computer
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The Citrine is now foremost Chess Computer for all singing, all dancing electronic chess. Man, this thing aint cheap - but it justifies it’s price tag by functionality that hasn’t been seen since the partial retirement of Kasparov beater Big Blue itself.
Chess computers have come a long way from the old ‘press sensory, press harder, now still harder’ - computers of yester-year. This Novag citrine is the bee’s knees, the Queen’s knickers and the dog’s bollocks all rolled up into one. I particulalrly like the way that when I lose it doesn’t actually laugh in my face even if I know that the silicon zeros and ones have a secret smirk becaue of my stoopid move. Oh well! It will also tutor me to be able to beat my 6 yr old whilst simultaneously allowing me to play with a human opponent on what is a very nice, fully wooden cabinet with the electronics buried inside. Neat! Novag have really done something with this computer. Maybe I can make a living on the chess circuit after all.
I have one of these Novag Citrine chess machines - they’re superb. The higher strengths are more than I can take but the mid range are great and very challenging. The best thing about the machine is the all-wood cabinet and the fact that I can just use it as a chess board is just great. It’s a reasonable size for either use. Just unplug the LCD and the mains - it’s a normal, and attractive chess board with slightly magnetised pieces. Cool.
Comment by Search Engine Optimisation — April 27, 2007 @ 12:44 pm