Not sure if this subject has been broached before, but here goes anyway!
I've noticed on a few profiles that people use books and/or game engines during play.
I personally don't use either, when I play it's just me and my addled brain, and I do actually think it's cheating to use anything like this to help you during a game.
By all means study games/strategies (maybe I would be a better player if I did!) but when it comes to playing against someone, it should be just you vs them, not you versus them, Bobby Fischer, Deep Blue etc (slight exaggeration but you know what I mean).
I wondered what other people thought about this, be it for or against...
Originally posted by GoatboysrevengeWhether you like it or not, books and databases are allowed in Correspondence Chess, using any kind of chess program is not allowed (here) and is considered cheating.
Not sure if this subject has been broached before, but here goes anyway!
I've noticed on a few profiles that people use books and/or game engines during play.
I personally don't use either, when I play it's just me and my addled brain, and I do actually think it's cheating to use anything like this to help you during a game.
By all means st ...[text shortened]... ow what I mean).
I wondered what other people thought about this, be it for or against...
Originally posted by GoatboysrevengeThis is really one for the "Only Chess" forum.
Not sure if this subject has been broached before, but here goes anyway!
I've noticed on a few profiles that people use books and/or game engines during play.
I personally don't use either, when I play it's just me and my addled brain, and I do actually think it's cheating to use anything like this to help you during a game.
By all means st ...[text shortened]... ow what I mean).
I wondered what other people thought about this, be it for or against...
Do people really write in their profiles that they use engines? WHO ?
Books and databases are allowed; this is correspondence chess after all.
Originally posted by GoatboysrevengeI am guided in all my games by my purple wand and hairy sack of magic. If I concentrate really hard I can make a bell ring in your stomach.
Not sure if this subject has been broached before, but here goes anyway!
I've noticed on a few profiles that people use books and/or game engines during play.
I personally don't use either, when I play it's just me and my addled brain, and I do actually think it's cheating to use anything like this to help you during a game.
By all means st ...[text shortened]... ow what I mean).
I wondered what other people thought about this, be it for or against...