LOL where's sloughter when ya need him?
Anyone who is xperienced playing vs computer
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Avoid the Four Knights, Grunfeld and Dragon (from either side of the board) as they tend to play to a computer's strengths. I keep hearing about keeping a closed position, but it isn't entirely necessary. Try openings with life. You'll know what I mean with some chess experience. Queen's Indian and Nimzo Indian have life (well in many variations anyway), Dutch has life (computers severely overestimate their chances against it, rating the Leningrad +.80 better for white at least), Many Nimzo-Larsen variations have life. Basically, anything with rich strategic and/or tactical potential and isn't wholly reliant on technique or calculation.
ScorpionPackAttack wrote:
Avoid the Four Knights, Grunfeld and Dragon (from either side of the board) as they tend to play to a computer's strengths. I keep hearing about keeping a closed position, but it isn't entirely necessary. Try openings with life. You'll know what I mean with some chess experience. Queen's Indian and Nimzo Indian have life (well in many variations anyway), Dutch has life (computers severely overestimate their chances against it, rating the Leningrad +.80 better for white at least), Many Nimzo-Larsen variations have life. Basically, anything with rich strategic and/or tactical potential and isn't wholly reliant on technique or calculation.
To add to this, go into a main line KID with Black. Computers wildly overestimate their chances in it.
Looking for advise from ppl who play vs the comp regularly for tips on how to vary openings and what difficulty (which engines you play with) thanks.