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Subject: Re: Blitzin is a NOT good Interface IMHO

Author: Pete R.

Date: 11:01:09 06/13/00

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On June 13, 2000 at 13:04:52, Mogens Larsen wrote:

>On June 13, 2000 at 09:54:23, Lin Harper wrote:
>
>> You can use Winboard to play on ICC, but why would you? Let's face it, ICC
>> is the Rolls Royce of online chess clubs. It's not free, but it's cheap.
>> I don't knock the others, particularly FICS, it's ok, just not as good as
>> ICC, which has lots of titled players.
>
>Why is a lot of titled players an advantage?
>
>Best wishes...
>Mogens

Because they are fun to watch.  I like to observe and try to see the move before
they play it, or if they play something else I can try to understand why. I can
save the game in PGN and then analyze it if something caught my attention.
Studying how strong players play is the best way to improve, IMO.  You can play
also play against them of course, and they give lectures, or running commentary
and analysis of games in big tournaments, etc.  Why would you want to go
somewhere where there are only amateurs, children, and cheaters??  It's also
entertaining to watch humans vs. computers, e.g. Hawkeye vs. any computer.  Just
amazing. And of course since you are here you have an interest in computer
chess, so you can watch humans vs. these programs or the programs against each
other.



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