Author: adam wilks
Date: 06:51:25 12/17/05
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Hi, Obviously having a good memory helps any person that plays chess. I believe a person can use a chess program to improve his opening reportoire to an "extent" otherwise he would`nt be much of a chess player if he needed to remember the 100% ctg tree. This is where i question GM opening preparation. How much do they "really" know ? Technically, any player with reasonable strength can progress to becoming a GM strength player by using a computers opening analysis and tactical awareness in the middlegame whilst sticking to basic chess principles. If players set out to deliberately memorize a programs opening book moves. This is staged, false and above all "cooked up" - quoting Fischer on Kasparov v Kramniks games from London, 2000. Thus, the future games become pre-ordained and simply boring. This is primarily why i think Fischer invented Fischer Random as it relies on pure chess creativity and no opening preparation. There are exceptions. Testers probably get used to a particular programs play and might end up playing computer-like moves! Personally, if computers didn`t exist i wonder if the strength of GM`s since the early-mid 1990`s would be weaker in reality and a closer gap to their predacessors would exist. Taking this massive advantage in to consideration for even those who claim to not use computers as a chess aid knowing they "have" access to them. Then Morphy and Fischer are the strongest players ever. Do you want to win on a computers merit or your own ? regards
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