Saitek TALKING CHESS ACADEMY

The new star in Saitek's range, the Talking Chess Academy is a strong chess computer in its own right, with the usual full-info scrolling display as in most Saitek/Kasparov models. But the Academy's extra big plus is its voice!... for announcing moves, game comments, bad move warning (great for beginners) and voice lessons!

• £99.95, price includes the transformer
• Selective Search rating 165 BCF/1920 Elo
• The world's best standalone talking chess computer with 100 interactive voice commentary lessons
• User-adjustable voice options for move announcements and/or helpful game comments (of course the voice can be switched OFF if required!)
• LED on every square plus soft-touch system for easy piece sensing make the Academy easy to use
• Info rich display for clock times, forward analysis and evaluation of position (who is winning and by how much - work out where you went wrong!)
• 100 different playing levels, suitable for novices and enthusiasts right up to club standard - it's a chess computer for everyone!
• 6,000 position opening book; 30 move take-back; solves up to mate in 8; game memory retention
• 10 Teaching Topics, each sub-divided into 10 individual voice lessons, covering Rules of Chess, Opening Theory, Simple Openings, Classic Openings, Pawn Structures, Tactics in Chess, Mating Nets, Endgames, Famous Games, and World Master Studies
• Dimensions 410x270mm. Mains or battery