Author: Albert Silver
Date: 10:08:45 12/21/05
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On December 21, 2005 at 10:49:26, Steve B wrote:
>Dear Fernando Villegas:
>
>
>>You are fcing a coundrum. You have always diosmissed the idea to play OPC
>>programs due to the fact trhey are so strong we have no chance, we lose every
>>game, he get disheartened and lose the pleasure of playing chess. So, yu say,
>>playing dedicated units that are not that strong, give you a chance, etc, is the
>>remedy.
>
>
>i will calm your concerns
Two comments my friend:
>my MAIN reason for the preference of dedicated computers has always been to
>play on a real board with real pieces and it saddens me that you so easily
>forget this
>this has always been my preference and at the root of my interest
1) http://www.dgt.nl or more sepcifically:
http://www.chessusa.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=83-D40-QW&Category_Code=ACC
>i do not like to play chess on a computer screen with a mouse
>for me..and i realize i am in the minority here ...for me..playing chess on a PC
>is not chess..it is a video game
2) How good is your PC, or more specifically your video card? I realize you'll
still view it as a video game, and justly so if compared to the above DGT board,
but the 3D board of the latest Fritz GUI is really impressive looking. I mean
REALLY impressive looking.
Albert
>however i also think as an additional advantage, that for someone who is
>interested in playing chess themselves..which i will add..not many here are
>interested in doing..then i think the dedicated units are better to improve the
>chess players game because even the strongest computers are not 1000 points
>stronger then most people interested in chess computers
>
>others will argue that the PC engines will improve a players game because they
>can use them to analyze positions .but i would argue this is will not improve
>ones play or perhaps a very small impact on improvement because the player is
>not THINKING for himself..
>
>do i become a better basketball player by watching my favorite team run up and
>down the court on TV?
>
>i will argue i do not..i might become more knowledgeable about the game and it's
>strategy but i myself will not improve by watching
>
>Comforting Regards
>Steve
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