Author: Christophe Theron
Date: 08:58:13 12/26/01
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On December 26, 2001 at 10:30:23, Jorge Pichard wrote:
>When purchasing a chess computer or software, it is best to buy something which
>plays at least 300 points above your rating. If this is the case them any top
>commercial PC programs would qualify against 95% of the players on the World.
>
>
>A computer may assist in your learning in many ways. One of the best uses is
>to auto-analyze your own games. Find out where you have erred and what better
>lines were available. You may also set up positions that are of interest or
>play out lines against the computer. If you are working on a specific opening,
>you may play a vairiety of continuations against the computer. Both middle
>game and endgame practice are also useful. Set up positions that are in the
>instructional books you are reading. Playing against the computer is excellent
>practise. Most people recommend setting up a board, rather than just keeping
>the position on screen. Unless of course you are cramming for the ICS.
>
>The level of play now attainable on your personal computer has reached that of
>being able to win against master level and above players. Even Handheld PDA or
>Pocket have reached the Master Level, with the convenience to be able to carry
>them in your own Shirt's Pocket, but, none the less, computer chess has come a
>long way since David Levy, in 1968, made a bet that a computer could not,
>within 10 years win a match against him. I don't think any GM nowaday could
>easily take Fritz 7 Junior 7 or Chess Tiger 14.8 or Rebel Century 4 on a fast
>computer without losing some games.
>
>In several books David Levy and Raymond Keene detail their strategy to win
>against computer opponents. They suggest avoiding tactics, concentrating
>instead on positional advantages and using long term strategy to slowly build
>an advantage. Some of their suggestions include: allowing your computer
>opponent to castle first, then castle on the opposite wing and launch a pawn
>storm.
I would not advice you to try this at home! :)
Maybe it worked several (twenty?) years ago, but nowadays you would get
instantly in deep trouble.
Christophe
> Software programs typically use a wide band width brute force search,
>combined with an in depth search for tactically active lines.
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