Quote:
Originally Posted by Steve Pavlina  I don't have much of a chess brain yet, so using undo has been very helpful for me to try different lines to see how they play out. It allows me to learn a lot from a single game. It also helps me avoid having to abandon a game that might have turned out pretty interesting if not for a dumb mistake. |
1) This would be similar to the intensive self-training common to single-player video games.
I spend almost all my time in this mode, trying to hone the requisite skills for that particular form of play.
I think Steve should assuredly continue in this way, until familiar past basic techniques, and entering intermediate skill level.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Steve Pavlina I don't use undo when playing against human players online (except for the friend last night who offered it), so if I make a dumb mistake, I just have to take the loss and move on. It's not as educational for me though when that happens. This morning I lost a game about 20 moves into it because I made a lame mistake. I was checkmated on the very next move and didn't even see it coming. That was too bad, since I'd have liked to have seen how that game might have played out if I hadn't made that mistake. Too late now. |
2) The joy of playing against a human opponent lies more in savouring distinct flavours of the unexpected, than in merely drilling oneself.
I think learning is not as systematic, compared to being left alone to explore against the computer.
Again, that's why it seems better to be rather experienced enough personally, to next have fun playing against others.
Steve, are you able to save games you play direct with others?
You could then take time later to review your performance, much like the option available in various strategy video games, for scenario and multiplayer modes.
3) After all, since the machine (computer) has already entered into the tradition (International chess), might as well optimise its use.
As -munish- put it earlier, just before my initial comment in this thread:
Quote:
Originally Posted by munish Instead of pushing humans out of the game and turning it into a battle of machines, chess is evolving into a man-machine collaboration._S.P. |