Author: Peter Kappler
Date: 11:31:13 10/16/99
Go up one level in this thread
On October 16, 1999 at 06:16:36, Dave Gomboc wrote: >On October 16, 1999 at 05:21:09, Ed Schröder wrote: > >>Playing ICC is lots of fun. But consider this: playing chess behind a >>computer screen moving the pieces with a mouse is a whole different >>world than playing behind a wooden board feeling the chess pieces in >>your hands. Difference in ELO? 100? maybe 200? >> >>Ed > >It depends. Some players are stronger on a screen than on a real board, but >these are most likely young GMs who train extensively looking at a computer >screen. From the older generation of GMs, I'd expect everyone to be better on a >real board. > >I don't know what the difference in ELO is, but it could go in either direction. >This is similar to how older people read analog displays five times faster than >digital ones (e.g. car speedometers), but younger people read digital displays >at least as quickly. It's just about what you're used to. > >Dave I agree. I am so used to playing and analyzing on a computer screen that it's now slightly uncomfortable for me to play on a real board. --Peter
This page took 0 seconds to execute
Last modified: Thu, 15 Apr 21 08:11:13 -0700
Current Computer Chess Club Forums at Talkchess. This site by Sean Mintz.