For some quiet learning time, players slip into the library to review classic and recent games. The Opening Codes Book Edition with its 2,200 opening book variations is a popular resource. Nothing is more exciting than a young person interested in chess. Chessmaster encourages children's interest by offering a fun room of their own. Drills and tutorials are specially designed for kids 6 12.
Games are popular especially when played on game boards with a circus or science fiction theme.
Young players enjoy instructions from Josh Waitzkin, the International Master and Scholastic chess coach who has been playing since he was six. The Database Room is packed full with 500,000 games. These games provide an opportunity for a player to gain or lose rank when he or she wins or loses. Players learn how to search for games, copy games, and move lists. Players can even increase the existing database by adding games or even creating their own database.