Author: David Wilke
Date: 15:44:58 01/08/01
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On January 08, 2001 at 18:29:39, stuart taylor wrote: >On January 08, 2001 at 17:23:52, David Wilke wrote: > >>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. > >I suppose It's especially beneficial to practice against a program which only >picks you up on simple tactical errors which you can grasp at the momment, and >that as soon as you are aware and allert enough, you have chances of winning. > I thought that chess master provides a stage by stage level increase which is >just perfect, but I havn't seen it yet myself. I'm thinking of getting it, >expecting to find this very feature. But if it is NOT that well designed I'd >like to know now, if someone can correct me. >S.Taylor I have ChessMaster 6000/7000, and I must say they are good to tran against. However the "human" opponents that you face in tournament mode are way above the strength that they are stated to be. I am about a 1900 - 2000 chess player, and I have been absolutely whipped by one of the 1600 "human" opponents. It played nearly perfect chess.
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