Manual de Chess King 2015 | Page 3

FOREWORD Dear Reader, Thank you for reading this book. It is not only an exhaustive user manual for Chess King, but also an entertaining account about computer chess from its birth to the current state of affairs in the 21st century. We hope you will like it and that it will inspire you to play more chess and use our modern tools to become a better chess player. We are grateful to Steve Lopez for his expertise in writing this book for us all. Grandmaster Alexandra Kosteniuk, the 12th women’s world chess champion, recommends using Chess King to improve at chess. Feel free to contact us at [email protected] for any questions not covered in this book, feedback, upgrade options, or suggestions for improvement. Diego Garcés, Chess King CEO About the Author Steve Lopez is a human Swiss Army knife. He´s been a professional voice actor/radio/announcer/narrator, standup comedian, singer/musician, writer/editor, and Civil War historian. Among his many current hats are writer/video producer/narrator and software “support guru” for Chess King software, and a writer/designer for Great Scott Games. He´s written, produced, and narrated several video documentaries for the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, as well as researched and written guides to Maryland’s Civil War battlefields. Steve is one of the most prolific chess writers in history; his credits include over a thousand articles on chess software, chess history/personalities, and game analysis, plus several chess books in electronic format (including the best-selling CD Guide to Computer Chess). In recent years Steve has branched out into video production, with more than four hundred Internet videos on chess software and chess game replays/analysis already to his credit, as well as numerous commercial chess DVD products for Chess King (and more are in the works). Occasionally, Steve even finds time to sleep. All rights reserved. Only Chess King™ has the right to sell, give away, bundle or distribute this publication in any form or by any means, electronic or otherwise. © 2015 Steve Lopez and © 2015 Chess King 3 chessking.com