Better still, have a Human analyze your games instead of a box. They can offer more than just a bare sequence of moves... they can explain WHY.
Powerful Chess Engines Useless for Beginners?
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Dec 24, 2019
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Do your own analysis first. Have someone stronger go over the game with you. I give you credit for understanding that engine analysis at your level is pretty much useless. I see so many posts here, where beginners are concerned with things like:
"Why was my move only labeled brilliant, and not excellent?"
"Why is my move bad, when it shows a .4 advantage?
"My CAPS score is...Did i play like a GM?"
You can use a top level engine, but only use it to look for blunders, and missed tactics.
Hi guys,
Let's say you're a beginner like me, under 1000 ELO, and you want to analyze some of your games. Here's my thoughts: it'd be better to use an engine around 1400 than a behemoth 2700+ engine.
The 2700+ engine would find much better moves, but they would be so beyond a sub-1000 player that it seems almost deleterious to study. Whereas a 1400 engine would not be so far over your head, and you might be able to see and understand the tactics and tricks it uses in its decision process.
Thoughts?