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Subject: Re: Play your software at full strength or dumbed down with analysis later?

Author: John D. Conte, Jr.

Date: 09:41:24 02/09/02

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On February 09, 2002 at 11:53:07, G. R. Morton wrote:

>If you are a less than master level player and have high GM level computer
>software to practice on, whould it not be better to dumb it down to your level
>for practce (most of the time) and let it analyse your games at top level later?
> This way you can see how you could have attacked or defended against an unsound
>onslaught. Or would one learn faster and better getting clobbered again & again
>with its full strength?

My teacher, who is a GM told me to set your computer chess program where you win
approximately 1 out of 3 times...As you get better, increase the strength & play
games at least 30 min or longer; or play with setting the search depth. Remember
you need to lose a lot of games to learn, providing your spending the time going
over the games played. Also on the flip side, if you lose all the time and your
personality is where you will get discouraged, like I have had some players in
my chess club lose and think they can't play chess and quit, I will even lose or
try to help them so they don't get discouraged...BUT if they play an ordinary
player that is not a tournament player or strong club player,
most likely they will win. My GM teacheR said to go over ever game, analyze it
for both sides at a very strong strength, so you can better your game. Just
remember all of of average players will have a plateau we will reach; if not,
all will become MASTERS, GM'S...ETC. tHE BIG PROBLEM IS CHESS IS NOT OUR
PROFESSION LIKE A GM; we all have either families, work, etc. Hope this helps!
Lastly, It takes a lot of work & time, nothing is set in stone, & everyone is
different.  Please don't take al of this as if I'M A GM, i'm not.



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