Author: Uri Blass
Date: 05:12:16 08/31/02
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On August 30, 2002 at 16:11:50, Robert Hyatt wrote: >On August 30, 2002 at 06:00:28, Kunnar Klauks wrote: > >>On August 29, 2002 at 16:23:02, Stuzzi Kadent wrote: >> >>>I was just trying to canvas opinions on online chess clubs. I would like to >>>follow GM tournaments live and maybe play speed chess (not blitz). But I don't >>>know if there is any point playing online if people are just going to cheat. >>>Kasparovchess.com looks a reasonably priced safe bet? >> >>I prefer FICS. I dont like ICC for a few reasons. First i have to pay. Second >>big problem is their Blitzin interface. AFAIK its spyware and works only in >>Windows. Third you have to pay even more if you want to play with GMs. GM plays >>there only with other GM and time control is usually 3 0. Watching GM 3 0 games >>is NOT improving your own game. In FICS registration is free and ALL games are >>also free. > > >Use winboard/xboard. That is what I use on ICC and there is no spyware >associated with it. You aren't forced to use their interface. > >I've been using xboard to access them since 1995. > >As far as playing with GMs, how many GM players do you see on FICS? None. > >So that is pretty much a moot point. I don't blame strong players for not >wanting to play weak players. It isn't much fun for them. On ICC they _will_ >play you if you pay them a couple of bucks for a game. Or you can play any >of the other 2000+ players that are always logged in... > >As far as improving your own chess, watch a GM game (3 0 for example) but then >play back over it slowly after the game is over. You can learn a lot from doing >so. There are big database of GM-GM games to download from the internet so if you want to learn from watching games and analyzing them you do not need ICC. Uri
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