Author: stuart taylor
Date: 17:21:05 06/11/03
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On June 11, 2003 at 15:11:17, margolies,marc wrote: >stu, > on reflection, I recall that you can toggle vebal commentary-- what you call >smart chatter-- as an insertion into analysis when running the fritz analysis >module. there are about I guess 300 different text messages the prog can use >like 'strengthening square d5' I think this is what you are looking for. >the fritzy wont do this in real time while you play-- it's an analysis option. > >it should not become a playing mode i think,'coach' is enough! we dont need the >machine to do our thinking for us when we play that's too lazy for me! > >Also if you need to see how the machine might answer it's own moves there is >'shoot-out' mode to follow a variation. > >PS the main reason I will never use vebal commentary in engine analysis, when >the computer 'sounds too human' it becomes very credible -- and I know fritz >often misses important strategic plan when analyzing. This is clear to me >because I will show my games to strong IM here in New York (tournament games) >and when I have time to run Fritz overnight,say, on a game first ..sure it will >show me my blunders ,BUT if I miss an important PLAN (so necessary for LEARNING >how to play) I rarely see any insight from A chessbase analytical product. > >Maybe that's the recomendation CB needs?? >bye, marc Obviously one problem might be that there ARE not many insights. If it could say thing things like "what you just did exchanges an important piece for a less important piece", and why that is, then I think that would be a high enough concept to get me extremely involved in a game. And things like "beware on the light squares" etc. Even things like "a King side attack is/isn't now a wise/viable consideration" (with reasons too!). DURING a game? Well, if it mentions strategic aims, and it is for you to work out how to do them, that might be quite engaging. Later on in analysing you can see if and how the program itself does what it preached. If Fritz sounds too human, you can learn to argue with it by trying to see if they are wrong etc. You can then develope great independence in thinking! (Am I imagining?) Also, at any time that the machine changes its mind after seeing deeper (e.g. after 10 seconds, 30 seconds, 4 minutes.......) the chatter has to say so, and to say what it thinks now. So you will also be used to imagining that it might change its mind anyway. S.Taylor
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