Author: Albert Silver
Date: 20:59:27 05/24/01
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On May 24, 2001 at 19:07:18, gerard sanchez wrote:
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>I am beginning to think you are a salesman :) A very good salesman if you are
>lol
:-) Yeah, I realized it could look that way, but really I think the idea is
good and it was really about the idea of training against the computer (subject
of the thread) in a methodical way.
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>Anyhow, where can I get Chess Assistant 2
2 or too? If 'too' then you can find it here at ICD. If Chess Assistant 2, then
no idea where you might find it. I think 2.1 was the last DOS version of it, but
why would you want it? Some old 386 lying around? :-)
Albert
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>On May 24, 2001 at 17:09:45, Albert Silver wrote:
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>>On May 24, 2001 at 15:10:37, Uri Blass wrote:
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>>>On May 24, 2001 at 13:17:37, Kurt Utzinger wrote:
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>>>>Hi Uri
>>>>
>>>>I am glad to read your very optimistic posting. But frankly spoken I do not
>>>>think it will ever be possible for me to play on a 2400 ELO level against
>>>>humans. So my first aim is to obtain 2100 ELO and then ... time will tell. I am
>>>>however convinced that it is much easier to get 2200-2300 ELO vs computers.
>>>>Despite all endevaours the psychological factor vs humans is rather important.
>>>>And already the uncomfortable feeling that you are playing a 2300 ELO human
>>>>player may suffice to loose a game ...
>>>>
>>>>Kurt
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>>>I believe that you only need to play more games against humans if you want to
>>>get 2100.
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>>>The time that you need to get 2100 is dependent on the number of the games that
>>>you play.
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>>>If you play 2 tournament games against humans every week and do not agree to a
>>>draw too early then I expect you to get more than 2100 in less than 6 monthes.
>>>
>>>Uri
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>>Play experience no doubt weighs significantly, but this brings to mind something
>>a snooker teacher was found of repeating:
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>>"The phrase 'practice makes perfect' is incomplete and therefore wrong. It
>>should be 'PROPER practice makes perfect'."
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>>Basically, it isn't about spending a lot of time at the activity, but how that
>>time is spent. Proper methodology is crucial if you are a very ambitious.
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>>Possibly my favourite learning/training program is Strategy 2.0, which includes
>>theory, exercises and actual guided practical play. Basically, it starts with
>>theoretical material explaining the lesson of the day (so to speak), then goes
>>on to exercises in which you have to find a key move or moves, the key here
>>being that they are most often positional moves, and finally come the practical
>>play against the computer. The key in this last part is that you have several
>>hundred chosen positions to choose from, illustrating the different lessons, for
>>you to train against the computer. So you practice against the computer, but the
>>practice is clearly directed to help you work on a certain aspect of your
>>understanding. So if I just studied weak squares, I would choose one of the
>>practice positions of Weak squares in which I start with a large advantage
>>because of a weak square in my opponent's position (or you could switch roles
>>and try to defend it) and play from there, trying to exploit my advantage.
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>>In essence, it is the next step that computers can take us to, beyond the
>>well-known: theory and exercises. Now it's theory, exercises, AND practice.
>>Sorry if this sounds like a plug, but if you don't know it, it's worth looking
>>at IMO.
>>
>> Albert
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