Are you aware that a lot of correspondence chess sites, chess.com included, do not allow the use of chess engines during a game?
Any resources on using engines for correspondence?
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Agree, if I wanted to play against a computer, I'd play computer chess
CorrespondencePlayer wrote:
I don't think there's a single book published on this topic.
Of course there is, Modern Chess Analysis by Robin Smith, what kind of research have you done to come to this conclusion?
MCBeaker wrote:
Are you aware that a lot of correspondence chess sites, chess.com included, do not allow the use of chess engines during a game?
Obviously, yes. I have no interest in playing chess here. I posted on this forum because it's heavily frequented.
Nostrildamus wrote:
Agree, if I wanted to play against a computer, I'd play computer chess
Thanks for the insightful and useful reply.
heinzie wrote:
CorrespondencePlayer wrote:
I don't think there's a single book published on this topic.
Of course there is, Modern Chess Analysis by Robin Smith, what kind of research have you done to come to this conclusion?
I've discussed this topic with a few friends who play engine CC, and dne quite a bit of Googling. I guess I did it wrong, because I never came across the book you mentioned! Now that you set me on the right path, it looks to be the kind of thing I'm looking for.
I ending up buying it.
And what a great book it is! There are many, many examples of engines being dead wrong for reasons even a C Player could spot!
Anyone who thinks that playing correspondence with engines requires no chess skill has no knowledge of the facts.
heinzie wrote:
CorrespondencePlayer wrote:
I don't think there's a single book published on this topic.
Of course there is, Modern Chess Analysis by Robin Smith, what kind of research have you done to come to this conclusion?
heinzie...not my thread but my thanks also. I think the ability to use computer technology to conduct your own chess research is important. Obviously, these tools will grow in importance.
Smith covers many ways of conducting this research as well as the pitfalls and limitations involved. There's so much more than just using an engine for post mortem. There's much more than suggested by the original question posed by the OP.
I just started going through it but it's one of those books I can't put down. I think it's because it came at just the right time.
It's also amusing to think one of the uses of computer technology in chess is to research the use of computer technology in chess.
I found a few "anti-computer strategey posts" in my search, but that's not what interests me. I'm looking for information on how to best guide engines when using them myself. I already know a few important things, like the fact that engines underappreciate closed and hypermodern positions, but there's surely more to it than that. I don't think there's a single book published on this topic.