I used to play against a Novag Solo Chess computer as a kid. It's ELO
rating was estimated at 1300. I beat it on its hardest setting, so I
sold it. The plan was to get a stronger one but I never did (not having
much money!). That was almost 20 years ago! So anyway I decided just
recently that I really used to enjoy a good old game of chess. So.....
I downloaded Crafty and I'm ready to go again in the 21st Century. In
fact maybe Crafty is setting my sights too high perhaps I should
download another chess engine, maybe GNU Chess until I can beat it?
Well anyway that's not really my point, what I'm really after are some
pointers to some good resources to really improve my strength. I mean
sites, DVDs, books, anything really. I just want to get back into the
game but also move "to the next level". I learnt from the "Pocket Book
of Chess by Raymond Keene" if that helps make any recommendations.