![]() ![]() And that's why you tend to see open games repeatedly when you play against them. That's why the opening books that come with ChessBase's various chess programs are "tuned" to prefer open positions the books are specially edited to discourage the programs from playing closed games if they can be avoided. Give a good program running on a fast computer a wide-open position and it'll kill you every time. Chess programs are good at what they're good at, and they excel at tactics. We've all known an old guy down at the chess club who hates the King's Gambit but will gladly spend a whole afternoon on one closed positional game, slowly maneuvering his pieces behind locked pawns until he squeezes your position to death.Ĭomputers are a lot like the players who love open positions and hate the "slow squeeze" of positional play. Some players love open tactical positions - these are the guys who always swear under their breath when you steer the opening into a closed game. I've known players who were booked to the gills on dozens of openings but who couldn't find a simple Rook mate with a searchlight, a map, a GPS unit, and three Sherpa guides. I've known guys who couldn't play an opening to save their lives but could crush you easily in nearly any endgame (assuming their bad opening play allowed them to get that far). Computer chess programs are, in some regards, just like human players an individual chess player is good at what he's good at. ![]()
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