Author: gerold daniels
Date: 07:23:37 12/17/05
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On December 17, 2005 at 09:51:25, adam wilks wrote: >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 It appears that most of the young chess players are using extended computer chess opening and are at the top. The older chess players are having a hard time winning unless they also prepare with chess computers. Gerold.
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