Author: Fernando Alonso
Date: 15:38:51 06/16/03
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On June 16, 2003 at 18:18:56, Peter Berger wrote: >On June 16, 2003 at 17:56:34, Fernando Alonso wrote: > >>Hi, >>As I have seen you play correspondence chess, you may be able to answer my >>question. >>I am quite a bad chess player, and I really haven´t improved for a time. I know >>the way for improving is studing but most times I am too lazy. I am thinking of >>trying correspondence chess in order to improve and force myself if not to >>study, to play long time controls and think more what I am doing during the >>game, at least more than in a 5min blitz online game. I would like to ask you or >>whoever wants to post a reply if there is any free place to play correspondece >>chess and being allowed to get help from a chess engine, I would like to use it >>to analyse my moves. I have seen some sites but program aid was forbiden and I >>wouldn´t like to cheat. >>Thanks in advance, >>Fernando. > >Hi Fernando, > >you want to improve and force yourself to study? Then engine help doesn't look >like the way to go. Read this nice article by Chris Kantack - it might encourage >you to give it a try on your own: >http://correspondencechess.com/campbell/articles/a030606.htm. > >Most major organisations do allow engine use though - this one is probably >easiest and most interesting for a start : http://www.iecg.org/ . It is free and >they provide good service. > >Peter Thanks, the article was really nice to read! And it did confirm my idea of playing correspondence chess to improve chess skills. My first thought though, was to use the engine to analyse my moves before playing them, not to play the moves the engine suggests, but it might be a bad idea. The problem is that being a computer chess lover I don´t know if I will be able not to analyse an interesting position with the engines when it comes :). Thanks for your answer!! Regards, Fernando.
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