Author: martin fierz
Date: 00:58:54 03/16/04
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On March 15, 2004 at 18:32:34, Tord Romstad wrote: >On March 15, 2004 at 17:23:41, martin fierz wrote: > >>On March 15, 2004 at 15:28:55, Tord Romstad wrote: >> >>>On March 15, 2004 at 14:30:58, Vasik Rajlich wrote: >>> >>>>Yeah, actually the book was very good - but not for the reason Watson was hoping >>>>for. You roll your eyes once per page when the "it's all about calculation" >>>>comment inevitably comes up - and look at the games, conveniently organized by >>>>the basic patterns ... :-) >>> >>>Is it a book you would recommend even for us lowly patzers, or is it the kind >>>of book you won't understand a word of unless you are a really strong player? >>> >>>Tord >> >>i don't know how lowly a patzer you are, but it is certainly a thought-provoking >>book. on the other hand, as an engine author you are probably looking for rules >>to implement in your eval function, and you won't find any in this book - that >>is watson's dogma - there are no rules... > >My interest in chess is not limited to what I can use to improve my chess >engine. >I don't play chess myself (therefore, nobody quite knows how lowly a patzer I >am), >but I have always loved studying game collections (my favorite players to study >are >Chigorin, Spielmann, Nezhmetdinov, Bronstein and Tal) and reading endgame books. > >Thought-provoking books are always interesting, if I am able to understand them >at all. > >Tord you will certainly be able to understand SOMCS. watson attempts to explain current trends in GM games, which means he has to take some of them and present them to the reader. i would say it is definitely a book for the advanced player if it should be useful for your chess improvement (lowly patzers generally should work through tactics books...). but even if it won't improve your chess, it is an interesting read. cheers martin
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