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I would really like to see a product that addresses Desktop
Publishing AND Chess. Such a product would ideally be able to
do the following:

1) Accept a game list in Descriptive, Algebraic, or from Graphical
input. Or from some kind of "bar code" or strip reader format

2) Check the game for legality

3) Be able to translate the game to any other format. Including
output in figurine algebraic, "bar code" or "strip reader"

4) Be able to produce a diagram quickly at any point in the game

5) Have the full ECO "opening book" available and indicate on the
game score the appropriate opening designation. Same thing for
endings.

6) Be able to easily maintain a "tree structure" of positions/move
sequences for analysis and printing

These are a just a few of the ideas that are possible in this area.

Wouldn't it be great to receive Chess Life and Reveiw, run a bar code
wand over the last page, and have all the games in that issue available
for replay and analysis in something like Sargon III ?  Same thing
for chess books.

Micro's have conquered chess playing for all practical purposes. (The only
folks that need a master level program are experts.)  It's time to shift
the focus from just playing chess to increasing HUMAN enjoyment of the
game. This means teaching, publishing, cataloging, etc.

Bruce Cheney (TriQuint Semiconductor, Beaverton OR)