Author: Uri Blass
Date: 10:20:36 11/22/01
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On November 22, 2001 at 13:16:50, Victor Zakharov wrote: >>I disagree with the rule not to use long analysis. >>Using long analysis time can be productive for finding good moves that you >>cannot find without it. > >Sure long analysis can be productive. Sometimes computer offered moves can't >even go in mind. Additionaly there are positions good for computers and not good >for humans (and vice verca). > >But if time is limited you should choice. > >Mostly it depends of a person. If one is able to generate a lot of own moves >that should be checked by computer - he can use fast analysis. > >>what is the time control that your friend is playing? >>If you talk about correspondence games so I suspect that the main reason that he >>is winning is using more computer time than the opponents. > >It's games by phone. One/two days for a move. I don't remember exactly. >He is using Celeron-850MHz computer. I don't think it is much stronger as >compared to his opponents. So programs using skill is definitely his advantage. > >I should add that he tries to go to positions that programs hardly understand. >This works perfectly against people that just rely on long computer analysis. > >Victor The question is if they really rely on long computer analysis because the fact that they have computers does not mean that they use it all the time for chess. Uri
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