Author: Christophe Theron
Date: 19:56:32 04/22/02
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On April 22, 2002 at 22:40:10, Ralph Patriquin wrote:
>I was just toying with this idea tonight. Would writing a chess program help
>your chess playing? I'm thinking in particular of a program that relies more
>on evaluation than brute force search. Would the act of explicitly writing
>out the algorithms so that a computer can understand, for example, weak squares
>or passed pawns help your play? Would this exercise help clarify your own
>thinking in actual play? Is it worth doing with chess improvement as the
>primary goal? Any comments from all who've been there are appreciated.
>
>Ralph
It has definitely improved my understanding of the game and my chess skills. But
I am still a weak player.
One thing that is very important to understand is that chess is really 90%
tactics. And writing a chess program will not help you in this area.
Christophe
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