Author: Gaylord Cohen
Date: 09:50:58 05/28/99
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On May 27, 1999 at 18:38:18, Prakash Das wrote: >On May 27, 1999 at 16:32:13, Gaylord Cohen wrote: > >>Hi there. I have a question to ask the group. Do you think it is better to play >>chess against a computer, or against another human player? I've been playing >>chess for about 15 years, against both computers and other humans. I'm not too >>good at chess, but I still enjoy it very, very much. I bought my first chess >>computer at a Radio Shack store back in 1989, and have been hooked on computer >>chess ever since. Lately, I've been playing online chess, and sometimes I, for >>one, think it's better to play against a computer, because most people nowadays >>have very little---if any---time to waste playing chess with one another. Also >>some people can get to be "sore losers" when it comes to chess. Computers, on >>the other hand, are always ready for a game anytime you want to play, and never >>"get mad" at you when they lose! What's your opinion? DO computers make better >>"chess buddies" than humans? I'd LOVE to know what you HONESTLY think on this >>issue. >> >>Thanks! :-) > > You should do both; and if you intend to be a professional player with high >aims you cannot NOT use computer chess for training. Among other things, it will >make you tougher (computer has no mercy) and teach you how to defend. But, you >also should play humans, especially very strong ones, because humans so far are >better at positional understanding (altho' tactics abound at every corner). > > Playing only computers can also have a negative effect on your chess. You can >win against them by playing so-called anti-computer chess, but the danger here >is that your real chess ability will stagnate and go rapidly downhill. > > We live in modern times. As such, we should employ everything that's available. >The best GM players follow my above recoomendations too. The best way to learn >is to learn from the best. > > Despite what Karinsdad said in reply, it's not just an individual preference. >You have to do both. Well, perhaps I should at least try to find a human opponent, but what if nobody has time to waste playing chess with me, as is the case nowadays? I have a part-time job with a helter-skelter changing schedule from week to week. Also, I don't drive, and can't get to a chess club. What's a guy, in such a situation as this, to do, if he can't turn to his computer for help with his chess? Nevertheless, maybe there's SOMEONE out there in my neighborhood to play chess with...and maybe form a new chess club to boot! :-) -Gaylord
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