When you play e mail chess transcription move from chess computers or chess books is forbidden,because it is not your game. So, you are not learning chess, but only do a transcription.
Email/Turn/OnLine chess is a modern approach to the days of postal chess. The idea of which allows one to analyze and become better at the game. Opening books and databases are unavoidable now-a-days, and though it seems wrong this is not a tournament.
There are no prizes accept the gift of education from what you learn. It is up to you how you want to achieve this education, but do not allow the thought of others using books bother you. Instead concentrate on the lessons learned, won or lost. However, if all you are interested in is winning, and gaining points, then you will find that you have lost your way to achieving the greater goal of becoming a better player.
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