The Engine Room

The Playchess Freestyle tournament got me excited about centaurs, and I started playing in the engine room there. It is very hard to get a game as a centaur, but the few I've had have been instructive. In the meantime, I let an engine play on one of my accounts. It seems as if everyone has Rybka, making it nice when an old version of Hiarcs running on my P-III M gets the occasional draw or win.

Originally posted by Wulebgr
The Playchess Freestyle tournament got me excited about centaurs, and I started playing in the engine room there. It is very hard to get a game as a centaur, but the few I've had have been instructive. In the meantime, I let an engine play on one of my accounts. It seems as if everyone has Rybka, making it nice when an old version of Hiarcs running on my P-III M gets the occasional draw or win.

Whats the point of it?

Originally posted by Dragon Fire
Whats the point of it?

The engines be sure that it is essentially blunder-free chess while the human provides the strategic guidance (assuming they are good enough).

Originally posted by Dragon Fire
Whats the point of it?

Chess has a point? I guess it is less like fly fishing than I thought. Time to give it up, perhaps.

Originally posted by Dragon Fire
Whats the point of it?

It's very addicting.

Originally posted by Falco Lombardi
It's very addicting.

I've noticed. It seems that you are always there when I look in. 😉