Bobby Fisher Teaches Chess

Things changed from ArnimS's sample dosbox.conf file:

cpu cycles= 800 (this might not be optimum however, it's tough to know what the top rate is)
dosbox machine= vga
render frameskip= 0
sblaster sbtype= none
sdl fullscreen= true
sdl sensitivity= 250
sdl autolock= false
speaker pcspeaker= false

Screenshot:




First, forget about the sound, it's not worth it, also there's no perfect setting for mouse control.

If you map one of your hardware keys to be used as a spacebar, there's really no reason to use the mouse cursor at all anyway though.

The only real buttons you need are
Escape - Also gets you into the top menu options
Spacebar - This makes selctions for you in the options
Enter and Dpad for movement and control

The negatives:
Poor sound (not including me shouting at the computer screen ), can't save user settings - only game saves, and bad mouse control support (not the game's fault though).

The positives:
It uses VESA graphics which makes it look like it's not even a DOS game!
An extensive library of Bobby Fischer's games which are reviewable.
Most important feature is that it uses a scoring system which very few chess games seem to offer.
It generates a simple number score based on piece position and strength... it kind of gives you a general picture on if you're winning or losing the match.

Overall rating for this game: 4 1/4 stars out of 5