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To: FJB who wrote (98338)	10/13/2017 9:27:06 PM
From: goldworldnet	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110581

I'll investigate chess programs some and used to play chess, but mostly with people... Going solo, crossword puzzles are I'm sure another good mental exercise. Josh * * *

To: FJB who wrote (98338)	10/14/2017 8:33:58 AM
From: Don Green	1 Recommendation Recommended By goldworldnet Respond to of 110581

For those liking computer Chess, you might consider trying the ancient and difficult game of Go. It is easy to learn but hard to master. usgo.org I learned to play the board game, while living in Japan. Don

To: FJB who wrote (98338)	10/14/2017 10:09:27 AM
From: PMS Witch	6 Recommendations Recommended By Ben Smith FJB goldworldnet Gottfried locogringo and 1 more member Respond to of 110581

One can get the classic Windows games from Windows 7 to run on Windows Ten systems. Windows Chess in included. Here's how. . . winaero.com Cheers, PW. P.S. When I first started using Window 8 (and now Windows 10) I altered the Windows 7 games to run on the later systems. Since then, they've been running flawlessly. One can even get a version of Pinball from Windows XP to run on Windows 10 -- and Pinball doesn't require any altering.

To: FJB who wrote (98338)	10/14/2017 2:22:56 PM
From: goldworldnet	3 Recommendations Recommended By Chess Girl FJB Gottfried Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110581

Arena Chess GUI for Linux and Windows playwitharena.com I downloaded and installed Arena_3.5.1 and looks good. Arena was the top recommendation in this review of free Chess programs. Best Free Computer Chess techsupportalert.com Josh * * *