Sure, I do it, and lots of other people around here as well. I think it is a great alternative to studying opening books, and it helped me understand some openings much better. If you don't like it, talk to your opponents about it at the start of the game, you can certainly agree to not using any databases/opening books at all.
Using openings book & database during game
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Aug 16, 2011
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you cannot consider anything cheating that is within the rules.
you cannot blame a person for using game explorer and analysis board.
but since databases nearly contain perfect play I think at some point the rule will be changed limited to 1-4 moves with database.
you still have a brain game just not in the first 15 moves some persons that have played rather good turn out to be rather weak in practical play.
Yes, I do. Studying openings is the main reason I play online chess at all, and I want to use those resources.
I wish there was an option to allow engine use too, but so it goes.
bobbyDK wrote:
you cannot consider anything cheating that is within the rules.
you cannot blame a person for using game explorer and analysis board.
but since databases nearly contain perfect play I think at some point the rule will be changed limited to 1-4 moves with database.
you still have a brain game just not in the first 15 moves some persons that have played rather good turn out to be rather weak in practical play.
Databases do not contain perfect play. That's why books like Informator are filleld with analysis and counter-analysis and continue to be published. All databases contain is the moves of many, many games. The idea that those example games are the basis for perfectly accurate play is very misguided.
Indeed, the person who is able to use their research skill most effectively will have a real advantage over the person who does not. But good correspondence players do not blindly follow other people's games. Those who do are destined to lose a lot.
According to the rules this is allowed in online games (not live) but does anyone actually do it ? I was amaazed to discover this a short time ago.
Amongst my friends at work who play via this site it would be considered cheating if you played the openung moves from an outside source rather than your brain, it's probably true to say that a game can be won or lost in the opening.
Once a game has started I have to avoid referring to a book or database on that games opening in case I spot the ideal next move which would then prevent me using that move because it would not be me against the opponent.
To practice openings from a book or database surely it would be better to play against a computer rather than possibly get a false win against a person.