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Subject: Re: Real boards vs computer monitors

Author: Tord Romstad

Date: 01:38:50 10/12/03

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On October 11, 2003 at 18:14:32, Alan Grotier wrote:

>
> I have said this before here.
> Playing chess on a computer monitor has distorted the way I see the game on a
> real live touchable chess board.
>
> I now have trouble seeing what's happening on a real board!
>
> I am thinking I should purchase the GrandMaster auto-sensory and do all my
> play on it and then only use the computer of analysis.
>
> This is serious. Does anyone agree?.......Alan

I agree that it is much easier and more comfortable to analyse with a 2D board
than with a
normal chess board, but at least for me I don't think it is related to computer
monitors.
Even before I was interested in computer chess I found it easier to analyse
diagrammed
positions in books and magazines than positions set up on normal chess boards.

I think that the problem is that the 3-dimensionality of the chess pieces is
very visually
distracting.  The small "statuettes" tend to obscure each other, making it
difficult to determine
the position of all the pieces with a quick glance.  Flat pieces like those used
in xiangqi
and shogi would probably be a better idea, but the statuettes have such a long
tradition
in chess that they are probably hard to replace.

Another annoying disadvantage of the statuettes is that they are easily knocked
down in
blitz games.

Tord



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