Pocket PC Chess: Exercise Your Mind - Anywhere.

Recent research has shown that playing games like chess or doing crossword puzzles heads off dementia and other mental disabilities that come with age. And with your Pocket PC, chess can be taken anywhere.

You can download hundreds of different versions of chess to your Palm Pilot or PocketPC, and each game has slightly different features that require different strategies. Some versions have timers, so you have to make a move within a time limit, tournament-style; others allow you to use Bluetooth so that you may compete with other handheld computer users who also use Bluetooth technology, or even compete with players on the Internet.

With chess on your handheld computer, just as with many other digital games, you have the flexibility to change rules - make your pawns into queens or play your queen like a knight, for instance. Many have great sound effects and graphics to make your play more entertaining.

And you don't have to pay for your chess game; there are dozens of chess games online for free. All you have to do is download them. Most take up very little memory, especially the games that you link up to online, so you'll have plenty of memory left for your important work.

If you're looking for a good way to keep your mind sharp and to pass the time while you're standing in line, on the bus, or anywhere else filled with tedium, you should consider downloading chess PDA software for your handheld computer. With all the choices available, you'll easily be able to find a version that suits your needs.