With Chessmaster discover and learn how to play is a pleasure. Indeed, the explanations are followed by exercises and it is possible to go at its own pace. Also anything from watching the solutions to understand the logic to apply. I think playing with this software is less disconcerting than playing with him another beginner who does not yet have the rigor and obliges to reflect on a logic that is not !! To start or to train the software seems interesting. Once acquired the basics, nothing worth a friendly game between friend (s) !!