Author: Marc Plum
Date: 17:21:45 12/16/98
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On December 16, 1998 at 17:11:20, Komputer Korner wrote: >This is good news about the CM7 opening book editor, but if they don't also add >the capability of analyzing in player player mode with the engine showing on >screen analysis and score eval while taking back and moving forward moves, then >ChessMaster will still remain a toy program. This is the single most important >feature in chess programs which all the high end programs have. >-- >Komputer Korner OK, suit yourself. Myself, I have several top programs, and use them mostly to play against. For this purpose, CM6000 is arguably as good as any (which I believe KK would not disagree with), although I have a worse record against Rebel 10, and Fritz gives me fits. But here's a thought. If you are into serious chess analysis, spend more time using the engine between your ears. Yes, if you use a program, you will come up with lots of stuff you would never have thought of on your own. But you aren't teaching *yourself* to think. Serious analysis isn't just about coming up with answers to your questions, it's about training your mind to find ways to come up with answers. Of course I am aware that programs have become a valuable analytical tool for professionals; I half remember several stories of Grandmasters using them to come up with useful innovations. Grandmasters, however, already have a firm grasp of the basics, and can afford to use programs or human assistants to work out some of the details. Most of us who post here are nowhere near that level (I certainly am not) nor do we play chess for a living. Maybe we would benefit more from using our programs more as training opponents, and less as analysts.
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