Author: stuart taylor
Date: 01:57:06 04/23/02
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On April 22, 2002 at 22:56:32, Christophe Theron wrote: >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 Even just being obsessed with chess programs can make a person lazy about working things out by himself. It's a wonder that 10% can be improved by studying chess knowledge! S.Taylor
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