22 Dec '13 12:59>
Hey You All,
I like RHP. It sure is nice to be able to play on here and learn at the same time. It allows examination of our own games and planning our moves. There is also available statistical analysis, but i am not convinced that the site I use is really completely accurate. We may need to come up with our own "plans" when our opponents deviate from database games, but that is nice too. It is nice to be able to play longer than usual "classical" games. We can take what we learn on here and use that knowledge on Over The Board(OTB) games.
However, I wonder why the same games are not just played the same way all of the time by the winners over and over. If opponents make the same moves that the winners have seen before, what keeps the previous winners from making the same old moves until a deviation occurs by the opponents? In this, playing on here is not individual, but mechanical. And if the winners always win or draw, what is the point of playing those particular winners who just copy databases?
Nonetheless, I do enjoy RHP so far. How much repetition is played on here? Is there still room for any variations that have not been played before by database players? What would be the point of playing an opponent that keeps on playing database moves? On the other hand, why doesn't everyone use database information to play games on RHP since it is available? Why do players settle for deviations if the database plans always work?
How much do you all enjoy RHP?
KingOnPoint
I like RHP. It sure is nice to be able to play on here and learn at the same time. It allows examination of our own games and planning our moves. There is also available statistical analysis, but i am not convinced that the site I use is really completely accurate. We may need to come up with our own "plans" when our opponents deviate from database games, but that is nice too. It is nice to be able to play longer than usual "classical" games. We can take what we learn on here and use that knowledge on Over The Board(OTB) games.
However, I wonder why the same games are not just played the same way all of the time by the winners over and over. If opponents make the same moves that the winners have seen before, what keeps the previous winners from making the same old moves until a deviation occurs by the opponents? In this, playing on here is not individual, but mechanical. And if the winners always win or draw, what is the point of playing those particular winners who just copy databases?
Nonetheless, I do enjoy RHP so far. How much repetition is played on here? Is there still room for any variations that have not been played before by database players? What would be the point of playing an opponent that keeps on playing database moves? On the other hand, why doesn't everyone use database information to play games on RHP since it is available? Why do players settle for deviations if the database plans always work?
How much do you all enjoy RHP?
KingOnPoint