Author: José de Jesús García Ruvalcaba
Date: 11:35:21 07/05/99
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On July 04, 1999 at 11:26:41, Zachariah Amela wrote: >Dear Newsgroup; > >For many, many years now we have been playing against computers for fun and to >improve our game. My question is this: > >Can anyone give me any pointers on how to improve my chess game with a computer? >Should I study databases of games? Play against a plethra of different computer >applications? What programs would you suggest? What type of tutorials exist >and what ones would you recommend? > >I would consider myself an intermediate level player, so games and tutorials at >that level would be appropriate. > >Lastly, I live in a VERY remote area and becoming a member of a chess club is >simply not an option. Is there any Internet-based you would recommend? I know >ICC and FICS are good, but I have little time to play laggy Internet games. >What type of correspondence chess would you recommend? > >Thank you in advance for any assistance you might give. For correspondence time controls, I play by e-mail on IECG, it has a very low drop-out rate. Visit their homepage at: http://www.iecg.org/ I use chess computers mainly to play against them. I suggest to play "serious" games: no takebacks, no peeking at the computer's score or main line, no suggestions, etc. And if you resign make sure you hit the 'resign' button, as part of the discipline. Less serious games are also helpful to relax, I play them when I feel lazy and with little energy. Sometimes I also put the computers to analyze my games, but I do not trust computer's evaluations very much. Always take computer analysis with some suspicion. And programs with tablebases are excellent to study and practice theoretical endings with few pieces, like KBN vs K, you can practice the mate until you can deliver it without problems. KQ vs KR is another endgame in which computers are the best training partners. My chess engines: crafty, exchess, faile, gnuchess, gromit, olithink and phalanx. I recommend them all, for the sake of variety. José.
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