Author: Gaylord Cohen
Date: 10:48:19 05/29/99
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On May 28, 1999 at 21:32:38, Micheal Cummings wrote: > >On May 28, 1999 at 11:51:53, Gaylord Cohen wrote: > >>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 > >Well Dave really had nothing do disagree with me about actually. I did say not >all people can get coached or find peope to play against. So he was just going >over my points again. The best way is to learn high level chess being mentored >by a computer. But if you cannot get that then you only have a computer to play >with, so you will have to learn on your own. > >As for making your own chess club, sure why not. If you are able to get people >together to play games then go for it. But get a program as well. For you CM6K >or fritz would do the job. CM6000 has features that would make it more fun to >play with and it looks better. Some will argue here. There is nolthing wrong >with either program. But go for CM6K. I am sure many will advise you on other >progams that they like. Sure thing! I'll be sure to ask my wife to get CM6000...perhaps for my birthday this year! :-) -Gaylord
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