Author: Omid David
Date: 14:00:34 08/31/02
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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. If you want to learn chess, turn off your computer, and work intensively with books. Just studying Alekhine's games for example, is worth countless hours of online practice. If you want to practice what you've learned, participate in a real tournament (offline!). Online tournaments never have the intensity and pressure of real tournaments. Only in one 8 hour tournament match, you'll learn more than participating in many online tournaments. Of course computers can be used alongside, but they should never become the dominant mean of practice. By playing online, you can become a good blitz player, but never a real good player... Omid.
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