Once you get past the graphics and the lack of other multimedia pizzazz , the beauty of the game begins to peek through. You are given a choice of two chess engines, Fritz 3.0 and Fritz 4.1, both well respected in the serious chess community. The program comes with a very functional database of 50,000 games, and the ability to import and export PGN and Chessbase files. The ability to load opening books is included, as well as the capability of handling Powerbooks. You can set the program to play at a chosen ECO ratings level, as well as have the program rate your play.
All time controls are available and fully modifiable.
The game will chat with you during the game, making witty and sometimes very insightful comments on the play. I've deleted all the other chess programs on my hard drive.