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Subject: Re: Chess improvement method and CC

Author: Roy Eassa

Date: 12:37:22 02/03/02

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On February 03, 2002 at 15:13:05, Otello Gnaramori wrote:

>On February 03, 2002 at 14:53:05, Roy Eassa wrote:
>
>>On February 03, 2002 at 13:51:57, Otello Gnaramori wrote:
>>
>>>Pick any analyzed
>>>position in Jeremy Silman’s Reassess Your Chess, the book that has
>>>become famous for teaching class players positional concepts, set up the
>>>position on your favorite computer program, and play the side that is
>>>winning according to Silman. After a few moves the computer will deviate
>>>from Silman’s analysis. Feel free to check Silman’s book or any other
>>>source for advice on what to do about the computer’s "new idea." You will
>>>quickly learn that the computer has *busted* Silman’s plan and a new plan is
>>>required.
>>
>>
>>Very provocative!
>
>You are right, Roy.
>It's provocative, but can be easily demonstrated if you follows Mr. De La Maza
>directions and provided that you have both a chess computer program and Silman's
>book.
>
>w.b.r.
>Otello


I don't doubt that it's true!  It's the _implications_ of it that are most
interesting.

(For me personally, I wonder this: if that guy can go from class D to class A
this way, can I go from class A to ... something a lot higher?  Or are there
seriously diminishing returns beyond class A?  And does the level of time and
study required go way up?)



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