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GREAT WAY TO IMPROVE YOUR GAME This is by far the best entry in the Chessmaster series - it has a very large database of classic games that you can play through, provides excellent analysis and annotation of games, and allows users to play against computer opponents of approximately the same skill. This feature lets players improve their game relatively quickly. I have not had any problems with the game on my system, which is four years old and is relatively low end. I have not tried to play online with Chessmaster, so I cannot express any opinions on this feature of the game. If you want to play online, you may want to read some of the other reviews here. If you simply want to use the software to play against computer opponents and increase your skill, then I think that this is by far the best game available for that purpose. It is more user friendly than Fritz 8, and the learning tools that come with the game are second to none. It is a great teaching aid, and there are many computer opponents to play that will guarantee that you can always find a competitive game. I highly recommend this product for the purposes listed above, but like I said, if you are looking for an online game you may want to read all the reviews here because I guess that there are problems with that aspect of the software.