Author: Dennis A. Bourgerie
Date: 18:12:57 09/08/99
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On September 07, 1999 at 01:25:49, Richard A. Fowell (fowell@netcom.com) wrote: >On September 07, 1999 at 01:03:03, Will Keller wrote: > >>I own CM5500 and am a new member of ICC. Please recommend some ways for me to >>improve my chess playing. I prefer to use the computer over reading books. I'm >>looking for ways to improve my playing. Please address any one or all of the >>following or give me any other advice that may be valuable to me. Thanks! >> >>(1) I've heard it said that one way to improve is to play more games, is this >>true? How high should I go up in my rating challenges above my own? > >It is true ... if you study the games afterwards and learn from them. >You can also learn from simply playing lots of games, but it takes >review to push things into permanent memory (mind you - if something >sufficiently >dramatic happens, it will pop up in your mind enough that you will remember it >without deliberate review). >> >>(2) How about any other computer chess programs besides Chessmaster? Are there >>some others that you recommend? > >Something that will let you store your games for review, and analyze them >for you. I suspect that it is hard to go wrong in recommending Fritz. > >> >>(3) How about replaying some of the classical games? Is this beneficial? I >>would like to get some computer programs that are annotated. Are there any? > >Reviewing annotated GM games is widely recommended. Don't know about >specific software of that type, but I suspect it exists. > >> >>(4) How about computer chess tutoring programs? Which ones do you recommend? > >Chess Mentor - http://www.chess.com seems to be the most respected. >And, in any event, they have a free downloadable demo. > >Richard A. Fowell (fowell@netcom.com) >http://directory.mozilla.org/Games/Board_Games/Chess/Software/Macintosh/
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