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Engine is so powerful, do we want to play against engine, or learn from engine?

1/23/2017

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Short answer is no.

First, engines are so powerful and perfect that you will be defeated all the times. Some engines may allow to config levels, but the mistakes they make are stupid dummy mistakes. It's not intelligent enough to simulate human errors. You will feel dummy to lose, and you will feel dummy to win.

Second, engines' calculations are 15 to 30 moves deep. Their comparisons are based on that calculation. No one can calculate that deep in every move. So we won't get the same moves as engines.

Third, because engines make decisions based on calculation, the moves they suggest may not make any sense to human beings. The experience, or chess sense, can't be converted to a number.

Fourth, you won't get same amount of joy after winning an engine vs winning a human opponent. 

All in all, I suggest against engines.

We can use engines to generate ideas, but we can't simulate the engines.

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What is chess engine?

1/18/2017

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Chess engine is just a computer software. It can have graphic user interface (GUI), or can work without an GUI. Basically it knows how to read in chess notations, do deep calculation and spit out chess moves. It can be very dummy, as it was 10 years ago, or very advanced. The strongest engine is way above any human being, rated above 3000.

A few famous engines are: Komodo, Houdini, Fritz, and Stockfish (which is freeware).

Strength of an engine does not only depend on its algorithm and its game database, but also depends on how it uses the powerful hardware efficiently.

There is also an engine competition: TCEC (Top Chess Engine Championship). Stockfish 8 was the champion of the latest season 9.


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Should my child play chess everyday?

1/10/2017

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The answer is definitely yes. 

If s/he wants to grow in chess, s/he has to play it everyday, especially in the beginning. S/he can read books, or s/he can solve puzzles, but there is nothing that could replace playing. S/he applys what s/he learns to playing, and s/he gains experience from playing. S/he also learns lessons from her/his playing. How often s/he plays determines how fast s/he could progress, at least in the beginner stage. This is like any other sports.

Do you or does s/he care about win or lose? No, s/he should not. S/he gets experience by doing it. The more s/he does, the more familiar s/he becomes. Later, s/he would think about how to improve. 

If s/he doesn't play, her/his knowledge is just on the book, not in her/his mind. 

So, kindly nudge your child to play, everyday.

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My son loses a lot in tournaments, and cries a lot. What should I do?

1/4/2017

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Short answer: bring him to more tournaments until he gets numb.

Losing is a very normal phenomenon in chess, especailly for beginners. If one doesn't lose, one will not progress. There is definitely no need to worry. It's same as a baby learns to walk. S/he would fall down a lot, but s/he will also stand up again. What you need to do is encouraging her/him to try again. No judgement, just encouragement. You don't comment that s/he falls gracefully or clumsily. You don't laugh or scold. You just ask her/him to try again. Very natural. Nothing fancy.

Same should happen in chess. When your child loses, give her/him a hug. Tell her/him there will be another game, another tournament. S/he will win another day. Come back and try again. Commenting is useless. Leave that job to her/his coach. Believe that our kids all want to win. They did their best. They will try again and do better.


Soon he will stop crying, and soon he will start to win.


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