Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I just bought the program today, and played a few games. I'm a fairly good player, but I usually just play non-serious games. It seems to take about 1 second/move on level 7, and about 3 seconds/move on level 10 on my Kindle 2 USA model. It didn't make any howlingly bad moves, so if you're a beginner you should use the lower levels. There is also a mode to play another person instead of the program, and it has a 'how to play chess' and instructions. Here are some things to consider: Good things: 1) If you leave a game in the middle and put your Kindle to sleep, it remembers and gives you the option to resume the game the next time you open it, which is a nice feature. 2) It doesn't seem to suck up very much battery on my K2, which I was worried about. 3) It has a good display at the bottom which shows the pieces taken by each side and the moves in standard notation. 4) You can 'take back' moves which is good if you're a beginner. (OK, I cheat sometimes too when I'm fooling around trying different tactics.) Poor things: 1) It doesn't seem to have book openings, as other reviewers have said, which is slightly annoying. 2) It likes to exchange pieces, even when losing (which is not a good tactic, and typical of some chess programs). 3) When you advance your pawn to the 8th rank, it automatically gives you a Queen instead of giving you an option as per the rules of chess (there are certain times when you don't want a Queen, such as when it results in an instant Stalemate). Still, in spite of some of these, I liked it. It has a nice, clean interface, runs quickly, and doesn't seem to make any big obvious blunders. So, if you like to play chess, I think it's priced just right and worth getting for playing a game when you're bored and don't feel like reading.