Author: stuart taylor
Date: 15:29:39 01/08/01
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On January 08, 2001 at 17:23:52, David Wilke wrote: >On January 08, 2001 at 03:49:05, Bruce Moreland wrote: > >>On January 07, 2001 at 19:18:45, Cliff Sears wrote: >> >>>Hi! >>> >>>I would just like to know what computer chess program people think is best for a >>>low rated player to improve his chess with, I.e., which program is best for >>>training, studying and learning from? >> >>I think you'd do just fine repeately beating the hell out of some old weak unit >>like a Chess Challenger 7. You can pick up positional niceties by reading >>books. But if you are a 1200 player, you are probably making tactical mistakes, >>and you'd gain a lot just by getting whacked in the forehead whenever you drop a >>pawn. Any computer can do this for you, but you want one that you can clobber >>if you *don't* drop pawns. >> >>bruce > >Yes, possibly a weakened GNUChess? Or weakened Crafty? Don't go to something as >powerful as Rebel Tiger or Fritz. you learn nothing other than how to get beat >in under 25 moves. I suppose It's especially beneficial to practice against a program which only picks you up on simple tactical errors which you can grasp at the momment, and that as soon as you are aware and allert enough, you have chances of winning. I thought that chess master provides a stage by stage level increase which is just perfect, but I havn't seen it yet myself. I'm thinking of getting it, expecting to find this very feature. But if it is NOT that well designed I'd like to know now, if someone can correct me. S.Taylor
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