Author: Albert Silver
Date: 08:05:53 05/25/01
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On May 25, 2001 at 10:42:04, Albert Silver wrote:
>On May 25, 2001 at 09:40:31, gerard sanchez wrote:
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>>Ha ha ha !
>>I actully didn't mean Chess Assistant 2 but Chess Strategy 2. I don't know it
>>it was just one of those times when things just sticks to your head :)
>>
>>Gerard
>
>Aaahhh.... :-) ICD carries it I believe as do many others, or you can go to the
>official site.
Before you ask (duh!): http://www.chessassistant.com
A.S.
>The program's name is Strategy 2.0, and can be bought alone, or
>as part of a package in Total Chess Training. Hmm... Reading this it DOES sound
>like a sales pitch. Well, I don't see how I can answer and avoid that. :-)
>
> Albert
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>>On May 24, 2001 at 23:59:27, Albert Silver wrote:
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>>>On May 24, 2001 at 19:07:18, gerard sanchez wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>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.
>>>
>>>>
>>>>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:
>>>>>
>>>>>>On May 24, 2001 at 13:17:37, Kurt Utzinger wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>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
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I believe that you only need to play more games against humans if you want to
>>>>>>get 2100.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>The time that you need to get 2100 is dependent on the number of the games that
>>>>>>you play.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>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
>>>>>
>>>>>Play experience no doubt weighs significantly, but this brings to mind something
>>>>>a snooker teacher was found of repeating:
>>>>>
>>>>>"The phrase 'practice makes perfect' is incomplete and therefore wrong. It
>>>>>should be 'PROPER practice makes perfect'."
>>>>>
>>>>>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.
>>>>>
>>>>>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.
>>>>>
>>>>>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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