Author: David Wilke
Date: 14:23:52 01/08/01
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On January 08, 2001 at 03:49:05, Bruce Moreland wrote: >On January 07, 2001 at 19:18:45, Cliff Sears wrote: > >>Hi! >> >>I would just like to know what computer chess program people think is best for a >>low rated player to improve his chess with, I.e., which program is best for >>training, studying and learning from? > >I think you'd do just fine repeately beating the hell out of some old weak unit >like a Chess Challenger 7. You can pick up positional niceties by reading >books. But if you are a 1200 player, you are probably making tactical mistakes, >and you'd gain a lot just by getting whacked in the forehead whenever you drop a >pawn. Any computer can do this for you, but you want one that you can clobber >if you *don't* drop pawns. > >bruce Yes, possibly a weakened GNUChess? Or weakened Crafty? Don't go to something as powerful as Rebel Tiger or Fritz. you learn nothing other than how to get beat in under 25 moves.
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