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Topic: Who plays with help of data base in QA ?
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From time to time I use "opening browser" and rarely www.chesslive.de (in english :-)
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Openings ... my worst feature!
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| Majnu wrote: Besides that, in correspondence chess its generally allowed to use opening books and data bases. (But No Engines!) |
Actually, in formal correspondence chess (by which I mean things like tournaments run by national correspondence chess associations; not here, though), one is usually allowed to use computers, too. The reasoning is that there's no real way to stop people using computers so you may as well let them.
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If people are using computers like Richerby suggests then its just a judge of who's got the best software. this is only cheating yourself and i personally would get no enjoyment out of simply making moves my computer told me to.
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knightsdefence,
one strong correspondence player from my country once wrote, that even with the best mechines and (commerical) software it's almost impossible to have an ICCF (International Correspondence Chess Federation) rating of more than 2400 or so, while the best have ratings of more than 2700 (currently Joop van Oosterom). When given enough time, the human brain is still better than a computer, especially in long-term planning. GMs use computers mostly for avoiding gross tactical blunders, so it's still about human competition in the end.
Another player from my country, that recently became a correspondence GM, uses a pretty "modest" computer and just became European champion.
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