Highest Rated Review by the Community
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Feb 06 '01
Pros: strengthens the mind, is a tool for younger kids to help with strategy
Cons: isn't an easy game to master
Summary: Way back in my days of high school, I participated on a chess team that taught me a lot about myself. Now before you jump to the assumption that I was some kind of a nerd while in high school, let me throw some other evidence at you. I also played ...
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Jan 11 '07
Pros: Amazing game...
Cons: ... but, I would think, too complex and time-consuming for most...
Summary: Chess Is an extremely difficult game to review. Everybody’s heard of it, many can play it, few can master it. The game is played on an 8 x 8 chequered square board. The first two rows on either side are populated to begin with by the white ...
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Nov 09 '06
Pros: the Durability is great and the price is even better.
Cons: Its very easy to lose the pieces, a zip-lock bag would be a great idea.
Summary: After playing chess for so many years I’ve come to realize that it doesn’t take the best chess set to have fun with chess. I bought this very same chess set over and over for years. Every time it was damaged or the pieces were lost it was an easy ...
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Jun 13 '01
Pros: Teaches children to analyze situations before acting upon them.
Cons: Board is not very durable.
Summary: I am an avid chess player and one of the things I have waited for years to do is teach my sons how to play the game. This past Christmas they received this chess set as a gift. I think I was more excited about the gift than they were and could not wait...
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Feb 23 '01
Pros: strategy, mental exercising, trash talking, FUN
Cons: Not enough people will play me
Summary: Chess is my absolute favorite game in the world, board, card, video, whatever. Why? Because it is 100% strategy. No luck whatsoever. You get whipped, its your own fault. No griping about dice or cards, or God. Its all you, baby, and for a...
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Feb 04 '01
Pros: A great classic game
Cons: cheap, lightweight set. not very durable.
Summary: I started learning to play chess when I was about 5 or 6 years old. This was something that my father taught us all. It was great fun. Although I am still a pretty awful player, this is a wonderful past time, a great way to spend time with another...
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Jan 30 '01
Pros: inexpensive but intelligence building game
Cons: not very durable - reflects the price!
Summary: Very recently my wife bought this game for our family. We have two teenage children, and we like to play games!
Chess is a moderately complex game, that incorporates strategy and planning. I have found it teaches while we have fun!
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Jan 18 '01
Pros: A very stimulating and thought provoking
game. Involving strategy skills.
Cons: Sometimes too challenging for younger children. Very upsetting if they never win.
Summary: When I was a child my father introduced me to the game of Chess as a Kindergardner. I think that this was okay because the game although sophisticated could be played with children my age and older at my local elementary school. Therefore it was a fun...
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Jan 03 '01
Pros: Cheap, fun, and educational entertainment; exercises and stimulates the mind
Cons: Don't take the game too seriously, it can take the fun out of it
Summary: Chess is the ultimate game of the mind that people of any age can enjoy. Sadly, chessplayers suffer from the stereotype of being stuffy intellectuals or awkward geeks, and while this isn't entirely false, it shouldn't discourage anyone from learning...
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Jan 03 '01
Pros: as my title states
Cons: there are no cons
Summary:
Chess is a great game for all ages. It is best for people who like games like Scrabble and Checkers. You have to think about what moves you’re going to make with your pieces. Some moves could mean captivity by the opposing army while some could...
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Dec 22 '00
Pros: cheap price for a timeless priceless game!
Cons: with this type of set, only that the pieces are made of light plastic and the box it comes in isn't sturdy.
Summary: I didn't buy this specific brand of chess board manufacture, but there is another brand I bought a few of these cheap $5 sets from. It doesn't matter who you buy them from, the point is it is a chess board and pieces! That's all you need to play the game...
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Dec 10 '00
Pros: builds brain brawn
Cons: can consume too much time from more important activities
Summary: It's like "pumping iron" for the brain! If you want to give your mind a fun workout, chess is a great way to do it.
Vaunting the 3rd largest game/sport organization (after the International Olympic Organization and the one for...
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Dec 04 '00
Pros: Strong use of Tactics and Strategies
Cons: Some Games can become very long
Summary: I was introduced to the game of chess when I was five years old, by watching my father play against other adults. I was fascinated by the game. Chess was not an easy game to learn at five. My father had to show an uncommon amount of patience in...
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Dec 04 '00
Pros: Everyone knows how to play and it is fun
Cons: No randomness, can get dull if you aren't good at it
Summary: Chess is the definitive strategy game. It is the game upon all other war games and strategy games will be based. Is that fair? Chess isn't very realistic. There are many lessons that can be learned and used from Chess, but the game itself is just a...
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Nov 21 '00
Pros: Endless challege and variety, mystery and subtlety, violence and slow cruelty.
Cons: Despite simple rules, becoming a very good player is extremely difficult. This is not a "con" per say, but can be discouraging and intimidating to some.
Summary: Chess. The word conjures images of challenge, mystery, intellectual battle, and romance. The game is very easy to learn: just an 8x8 board of
alternately-colored squares, eight pieces and eight pawns each, two players. It remains one of the most...
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