Author: Christos Gitsis
Date: 08:18:17 10/07/05
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On October 06, 2005 at 23:02:49, Swaminathan wrote: >http://chesscafe.com/text/review419.pdf > >If you are a chess player,and if your perception is that you have improved a >great deal with use of computers and program as a tool >Then I'd like to hear from you about your tips on how to deal with chessbase or >any other teaching program,I find from reviews that one has to go through all >top grand master games to improve their level of play,is it true?Why aren't >experts mentioning a thing about computers and its use? >I personally find that playing with computers won't help you unless you learn >from mistakes.What's the best feature in chessbase that boosts human perfomance? Hello, In general, I believe that opening preparation is way overestimated by club players. I think the two most important areas in which it is worth devoting some time to improve are tactics and the endgame. Concerning tactics, I think that solving puzzles (like the puzzles I found in this site: //webplaza.pt.lu/public/ckaber/) with the use of a computer program is much easier than having a wooden board, setting up positions, trying and taking back variations, etc. As for the endgame, I read once in John Nunn's book "Secrets of Practical Chess" a suggested method for training with computers: You can set up particular types of positions, and play them out against a computer program. For example, can you mate with Bishop+Knight versus King? (this I the way I learned how to do that). Or can you win this technically won position? [D] 8/pppr2pp/5k2/8/8/5P2/PPP1RKPP/8 w - - 0 1 If you can, good for you. But if you can't, you can switch sides, and see how your engine plays. Playing out the kinds of positions that you are weak at, was a method always suggested by many chess trainers. Now, it is very easy to get a serious opponent to practice against.
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