Does playing computer work helps your chess?
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Just wondering if there's any lessons I can gain from playing the computer?
i cant stand it; at lower levels it will hang all it pieces then “turn itself on” for small bursts and the whole experience feels... odd
i only play computer doing the “drills” on chess.com and this is excellent however
playing endgames against the computer will really hammer the technique; you may go bonkers during the process but it really helps
finding missed tactics/ideas in games is also a good use of computer
but playing it in a game just doesnt do it for me
others, as you might guess, will swear by it so do whatever you want
i only play computer doing the “drills” on chess.com and this is excellent however
playing endgames against the computer will really hammer the technique; you may go bonkers during the process but it really helps
finding missed tactics/ideas in games is also a good use of computer
but playing it in a game just doesnt do it for me
others, as you might guess, will swear by it so do whatever you want
May 27, 2020
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#4
Play with computer level set just above yours. Try to analyze your mistakes before running the engine analysis. Keep the record and analyze games against human opponents too. Look for patterns to learn from your mistakes.
May 27, 2020
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#5
Yes ! But you have to use it in correct way otherwise it would be just time/energy wastage .
It can be useful. I hadn't played Live chess in 6 or 8 years until a couple of weeks ago and my Glicko RD was in the 300's. I used the computer bots to get used to playing again with a time control and to lower my Glicko. The programmers here have taken pains to give them personalities of sorts. Used to be computers would lower themselves to your level by periodically giving away pieces, and below 1000, this still happens. The higher rated bots do have style though. One that I've played a lot opens with obscure stuff that forces you to play according to opening principles since chances are you've never seen it before. Then he comes at you full bore for about a dozen moves, which isn't enough if you've done a good job opening. Then you can start to pick away at some positional problems from the poor opening choice and you've got a chess game. Still, now that my Glicko RD is down in the 80's, I'm gonna switch to humans. Why yes, I am prepared to get a solid thrashing...
May 27, 2020
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#7
My experience so far has lead to the answer "somehow" it kinda trains your eye to see your own mistakes but a player usually plays much better at that level. Playing vs players so far is analysis gold because it shows you what common tactics people use at your level and really tells you what you need to be working on to improve your rating. I've also found that puzzles can work wonders at making you learn to spot tactics. (from a new player with about 100 games under his belt)
