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.
Help is only a mouse click away with the Database Coach. Chessmaster 7000 is a winner. The beginning instruction is very logical and easy to understand. I caution beginners not to be overwhelmed by the many levels of proficiency in Chessmaster 7000. Although this chess software has incredible depth of game play, it remains easy to use and understand.