Author: KarinsDad
Date: 10:52:29 07/09/99
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On July 09, 1999 at 13:27:05, Albert Silver wrote: >On July 09, 1999 at 02:01:08, Robert Smith wrote: > [snip] >> >>Even if every postal player uses a computer, the better players will still >>dominate the players who simply sit there and let the computer play for them. >>The proper use for computers in postal chess is to check tactics. But computer >>programs are mindless calculators and not of much use for long-range planning. > >I guess it's a matter of point of view. Why would anyone want to play in a >tournament and have a computer play one's moves? Where is the fun in that? I can >understand using it in opening preparation as that happens before the game, but >otherwise it is no better than Advanced Chess but in postal games. Yuck. That >also sums up my opinion on Advanced Chess as well. > > Albert Silver That sums up my opinion on Advanced Chess as well. Yuck. It's like knowing the cheat codes for a computer game. Yes, they are fun if you are 12, but otherwise, they take the REAL fun out of life. One other point on computers in postal chess. One day, the programs will be playing better postal chess than the postal chess players. At that point in time, not only will it not be fun, but it will also be obsolete, just like advanced chess someday will. Unfortunate, but that's one of the downsides of technology. KarinsDad :)
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