please excuse this english post but my German is too bad...

for pocket pc and Novag computers owners, I have put for download a new release of CEBoard, my chess freeware for pocket pc.

In addition of DGT and UCB, this new release of CEBoard allows the connection of :
1) Novag Star Diamond
2) Novag Sapphire II
3) Novag Sapphire (Super System Distributor needed)
4) Novag Super VIP (Super System Distributor needed)

You can connect these boards to the Pocket PC running CEBoard with a serial cable and :

1) play against these computers within CEBoard interface. CEBoard displays the evaluation, line, etc... of the computers
2) or play normally on the computer with CEBoard connected: CEBoard records the moves as well as the evaluation, etc...
3) import the game in memory of a Star Diamond (was already possible), Sapphire or Sapphire II into a PGN file (but no evaluations are available in this mode)

In addition, but it is not really fair, you can run a game between one of these computers and a CEBoard's engine (Fruit & a few clones or Crafty Classic).

CEBoard's main page

Best,

Alain

PS : next releases will target Super Expert, Renaissance (and every chess computer I own with an RS-232 interface)