Originally posted by orion25None.
can anyone suggest a free chess engine I could use to analise my games (after they have finished of course 😀)
thanks in advance
The best is your head.
The next best is your opponent's head.
As a contest of ideas, chess is about finding the best plan or sequence of moves, in which each move is a contributory idea.
Engines look for the very next best tactical shot or move.
Not the very best next sequence of moves.
But the very next best tactical move.
No strategy.
No edifice built of conceptual constructs, or ideas.
That's why they are predictable and -- given the amount of time we have in correspondence chess -- that is why they are beatable.
Try an 1Nf3 Queen's Gambit against an engine like Shredder and you'll see what I mean.
If you want to analyze your games, go over them afterwards with two brains --
yours and your opponent's. It's what the world's best grandmasters do.
Let me ask you, do you think we really had chess analysis before the world had chess computers?
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Originally posted by orion25The Fruit 2.3.1 engine with the Arena GUI is a solid choice. Fruit isn't quite the strongest engine; Rybka 2.2n2 has that honor, but I don't care for some of the games Rybka plays with engine output. Fruit has Nalimov endgame tablebase support if you care for that feature, and it also has multi-PV (principal variation) support.
can anyone suggest a free chess engine I could use to analise my games (after they have finished of course 😀)
thanks in advance
http://www.superchessengine.com/fruit.htm
http://www.playwitharena.de/download/arena_201_setup.exe
http://www.fruitchess.com/features.htm
Edit - Just remember that you'll have to invest some time in the Arena learning curve. Also, as Shamash stated, engines are mostly only good for checking tactics - but they're VERY good at that task.
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Originally posted by orion25Crafty (http://www.craftychess.com/) is free, and at least adequate, though I have heard accusations that it is materialistic. As the man said, engine analysis great for tactics, but strategy is not so great.
right, I'll definitly look into those, and I'll remeber what shamash said, thanks for the help
Fischer reckoned that tactics flow from the more open position. However, IMNSHO, strategy can wait until you are not losing most of your games to tactical blunders.
Originally posted by Shamashsorry but this is complete non-sense. I have made my arguments for this in many other threads, and I'm tired of it. anyway.
None.
The best is your head.
The next best is your opponent's head.
As a contest of ideas, chess is about finding the best plan or sequence of moves, in which each move is a contributory idea.
Engines look for the very next best tactical shot or move.
Not the very best next sequence of moves.
But the very next best tactical move.
No u, do you think we really had chess analysis before the world had chess computers?
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to the op, the strongest out there is currently rybka 2, look at www.rybkachess.com.
you may as well google "toga engine" for a second opinion. both are above 2800 level.
I had a saitek (and a good one about 1950 elo.. the others are junk)
and it played very predictable chess... alpha beta pruning.. just pick the next best move... but it was a great little opponent. You can call them dumb... but the amount of times you punch the table saying damb!
It was great practice because you could see how it one. I think it taught positional play to: it can't play it.. but it's a good way to beat them. I think they are under rated in a way. It tactical style and ignorance of position made it an interesting opponent... and not invincible. It's bust now alas.. 🙁
PC engines are just to good for the average person. I still have one but only use it periodically to see if an opening can live for 10 -15 moves.
re free chess engine : here's a link to a programme
http://www.earthgaming.com/chess/chess.html
it's quite simple though... 4 levels... and no take back! ....
but seems quite hard ... as good a chess jester at least... it's free!
( i think there is a free version of rybka on there site too...)
i think buying fritz might be better tho....
EDIT 🙂 this is nice too ... think someone has already posted .. but still very good http://www.turbulence.org/spotlight/thinking/chess.html