Author: Lawrence S. Tamarkin
Date: 23:56:49 05/28/99
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Since I only enjoy speed chess, I only use computer's to analyze games, positions and openings. I almost never actually play them in the conventional sense of the word. What I do is I put positions from my games (or other game & opening's), on the playing programs board. Then I will play out the position both for White and Black. I have no problem taking back moves as I'm usually trying to understand the 'feel' for the position (especially some thorny opening theory positions), so that I can later play more strongly on the ICC, and at the Marshall Chess Club in the Friday night rapids (Attention New Yorker's - we have a delightful, fun Friday night speed tournament every Friday night at our wonderful club on 23 West 10th street! Please come & play. The entry fee is only $10 for non-members, and $5 dollars for members, end unsolicited advertisement...) I have found that the 'synergy' of playing these test positions against the computer programs (mostly Fritz5.32, Junior5, Rebel10 and now sometimes Chess System Tal II), and then playing the humans has helped my game a great deal. My most recent discovery is that of using the program Bookup. (I already swear by Chess Base7, and some of the Chess Assistant training programs, and the TASC tutor, with some Chess Mentor stuff). This program which I think I underestimated for a long time, has an interesting quality too it; Even though you can import pgn. files into it directly from your database programs, it is actually most useful when you enter in the games (especially opening lines), by hand. It aids the brain too remember the tree of lines in any opening, better then any other methodology I've yet used. Why? - Because you are entering the lines yourself, from chess books, chess magazines & chess columns. This 'entering of moves by hand' is a remarkably powerful (well for me), way to retain material that has long eluded me in the past. I hope this virtual add for this product does not unduly offend anyone. (I know Mike Leahy won't mind:)), but I am really impressed with this program, modeled on the Kotov 'Think like a Grandmaster' move tree concept. In fact, the Bookup company guarantee's your rating will go up after using this program, something I did not believe in the past. But I do believe it now! mrslug - the inkompetent chess software addict! 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! :-)
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