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On the highest level, it's rated around 2700 (some of that might be marketing, but the rating is probably close). I can't beat it. I practice with Fritz 8, but when I'm playing a person I wan't to be playing a person!
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Exactly.
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Chess players don't deserve their reputation as sickly nerds. When a 250 lb. muslce-bound dude comes looking for you after a game, or you see someone so ticked about losing that he swings the coffee pot, you'll see them in a different light.
The gamesmanship can be entertaining, though. There's nothing like somebody wearing stripes with plaid and mismatched socks as a distraction. And then there is the female chess vamp who trots out a little faux seduction.
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I like chess boxing. More interesting.
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There aren't many people alive who can beat Chessmaster at its highest level. In another few versions, that number will go down to 0.
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07-21-2008, 04:02 PM | #18 |
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How many are we talking about?
10? 100? 1000? 10,000? 100,000? If it takes a supercomputer to beat a grand master, shouldn't there be a lot of people who could beat a Pentium 4? |
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Now it's been decades since I've studied or played, so I've forgotten all but the most basic elements, but chess eventually becomes predictable. SEIQ demonstrates that through his discussion of strategies. After you've studied enough variations, the routine becomes predictable.
Sometimes however, when I played, it was more fun to disregard classical variation and just freelance.
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