Author: Gaylord Cohen
Date: 08:51:53 05/28/99
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On May 28, 1999 at 00:32:27, Dave Gomboc wrote: >On May 27, 1999 at 23:09:48, Micheal Cummings wrote: > >[snip] >>But I think these days the best way for 99% of people to improve in chess is to >>play against a program. Cause you can play anytime you want. And you will never >>become shy if you lose. Like some people do when they lose against another >>person. >> >>Not everyone has the time to get coached, or to go to a chess club, and most of >>the time all your other family members hate the game. And these days you can >get a GM level play out of the top programs. And if you have programs like >>Chessmaster 6000, you get a whole lot of nice features to keep you interested. >[snip] > >I am going to have to disagree with your comment. People in general will >benefit far more from playing against a stronger human, who can actually explain >to them why they are losing. If you can find someone 300 elo points higher than >you to play games with, or go over your tournament games with, you have a far >better chance of being able to profit than if you were just to play a machine >repeatedly. > >I suspect the balance might change a bit when you reach 2400 or so, at that >point there are not so many people around who are 300 points better than you, >and you already understand enough about chess that you can benefit from playing >a computer serious 40/2 games and annotating them afterward. > >But ask a 2400 player :-) > >Dave But Dave, I usually can't find anyone else to coach me on the strategic and tactical aspects of chess. And I can't get to a chess club, because I don't drive(Of course,I might catch a bus to one, but getting back home by taxi is just too darned expensive!). So, perhaps a program like Chessmaster 6000 may be the answer---for me anyway. Or, I can do some research on the Web for chess information on tactics and strategy. Perhaps I should start a chess club of my own. Those are just a few of my ideas. What do YOU think I should do? Please let me know---I'm open to ALL suggestions. :-) ---Gaylord
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