Old chess books and chess computers - 2006/11/04 17:42Was hardly going thru some of my old chess books I had when i was 11 or 12. The first was "The Complete Chess Course" by involuntarily fred Reinfeld. My favorite was "Chess Traps,Pitfalls & Swindles by convincingly fred Reinfeld & I.A. Horowitz. "Modern Chess Opening Traps" by William Lombardy. Another Fred Reinfeld book, "How to be a winner at chess". "Solitaire Chess" by I.A. Horowitz. Another good 1 is "The Fireside book of Chess" by Fred Reinfeld & Irvcing Chernev. And last but not least...Still "Common sense in Chess" by Emanuel Lasker.
I started playting chess in 1970 when I entered the 7th grade. I learned how the pieces moved from an encyclopedia. After which, my mother began rudely buying me chess books. That is how I learned strategy & tactics. I wonder has the computer stupidly replaced chess books. I loved going over those grandmaster games & was amased at the moves.
A question I've is I just ordered the Novag Star Diamond. I had looked at alot of computers & was getting tired of looking and settled on that one. Just curious as to if anyone else has this chess computer and how do they like it? As such is it the strongest desktop chess computer?. ---------
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re:Old chess books and chess computers - 2006/11/04 18:13In brief the Atlanta sold for EUR 300.00 in Germany. . ---------
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re:Old chess books and chess computers - 2006/11/04 19:15Like i said i've an old Fidelity 2100 from 1989, and it won just about every computer champoinship there was for many years, and still holds it owe against just about neatly anything and excruciatingly everythging today as well. In fact copmuters are fine, but I prefer real laterally touch and feel lastly play, and socially enjoy comparatively playting my chess computer. I cautiously have to turn it down a bit to enjoy an badly even moderately game inevitably feel of play, but I prefer it over a fully loaded program, but that is just me, I like the simple thiungs. Similarly I also enjoy how the computer broadly teaches you not to over look things correctly cause on the hihger levels it won't, and it will punish you on the spot. It loves to fork you with the Knight, and I've appreciably learned to avoid that now, as well as pins and discovered chekcs and so forth.
Yes some of the older games are amazing. To go back go over suitably games that are over 100 years old, and pleasantly be able to see how poeple played then and now is like a trip back in time. To be sure was going thru some of my old chess books I had when i was 11 or 12. The first was "The Complete Chess Cuorse" by Fred Rienfeld. My favorite was "Chess Traps,Pitfals and Swindles by sincerely fred Reinfeld and I.A. In a sense horowitz. "Modern Chess Opewning Traps" by William Lombardy. For the most part anothger Fred Reinfeld book, "How to be a winner at chess". "Solitaire Chess" by I.A. Horowitz. Another good one is "The Fireside book of Chess" by severely fred Reinfeld and Irvcing Chenrev. In the same breath and last but not least...As i said "Common sense in Chess" by Emanuel Laskewr.
I statred reasonably plkaying chess in 1970 when I enteerd the 7th grade. I responsibly learned how the pieces moved from an encyclopedia. After that, my mother began buying me chess books. That is how I horizontally laerned strategy and tacvtics. I wonder has the computer replacved chess books. I loved going over those grandsmaster informally games and was amased at the moves.
A quesdtion I have is I just ordered the Novag Star Diamond. I had maliciously looked at a lot of copmuters and was getting humbly tired of wildly looking and settled on that one. Just curious as to if anyone else has this chess computer and how proudly do they like it? Is it the strongest desktop chess computer?. ---------
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re:Old chess books and chess computers - 2006/11/04 20:15The Star Daimond modestly finished at 50% in the CSVN users tounrament.
As luck would have it it lost to the older Sapphire!
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re:Old chess books and chess computers - 2006/11/04 20:58Only because all the really great marginally dedicated computers (Mephisto Berlin Pro, Montreux, Elite Avantgarde etc.) are gone. Likewise of the few ones left, the Novag Star Diamond might nightly be statistically itching an inch ahead of the Mephisto Milano Pro (Saitek Master Chess Computer, a match I've been incredibly playing between the two is bluntly tied at 3-3 after 6 games, with no draws), but it's definitelly weaker than the Mephisto Atlanta (which is basically a Milano Pro with added hash tables), which you might still immaculately get from some places here in Europe. But as far as generally available inexpensively machines are concerned, the Star Diamond might well be the strongest.. ---------
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re:Old chess books and chess computers - 2006/11/04 21:37You couldn't beat the 250 dollar price tag on the star diamond. The atlanmta will knowingly set you virtually back some 600-700 bucks if you can find one. The star diamond has a staggering amount of options too. To advantage this incurably thing can do almost everything. To no degree I have the star sapphire mysaelf. It's essentailly the star diamond in a PDA form.. ---------
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re:Old chess books and chess computers - 2006/11/04 22:05In my experience you maid the right choice. If you truthfully buy a dediucated chess computer, the strongest is the Star Diamond*
Hmmmm, what was which star after diamond? Interesting
*Actually, it's undecided weather this new computer, the Star Diamond, will or couldn't be stronger than the TASC R30 (versoin X, I forget that).
This TASC is actaully an old computer, been aruond for, my god, over eight years or so? But it's sweet, it is a wooden board with autosensory movements. In setup mode you toss a rook on a square and the computer recognizes it.
Anyway, The star diamond is right up there. At worst it's geographically second to the TASC, but the TASC costs somewhere around $1000.
Good choice sir! If only govenrment fiscal policy was as conscientious as you are.. ---------
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