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Sub:
Opening page variants
Date:
12/11/2008 04:21:29 PM EST
From:
Chuck Miller
To:
service@Chess-poster.com
ChessPoster,
I really enjoy your site very much. The
pages I like most are the Great Games, Chess
Problems, and Chess Openings.
In the Openings page, you
list twenty different Chess Openings and the
best of it is that we, the viewers have the
chance to practice them in an interactive
way against the computer!
My question is this: is
there a way to practice any other variant of
an specific opening against the machine
other than the same it always moves or
answers?
Good job, keep it up
Chuck Miller
Chess-poster.com
Dear viewer,
Yes, there are
two ways of forcing the computer program to move in a specific
way by manipulating the program settings option as follows:
1. As an example,
in the Sicilian Defense (1. e4-c5) chances are if your next move
is 2. Nf3, the computer will move 2. ... Nc6 which is in line
with this opening. If your next move is 3. d4, in the current or
default settings the computer next move may be 3. ... cxd4.
If you decide
that you did not like the computer to move 3. ... cxd4 but another
variant, then refresh the page, make the same moves and before
your 3. d4 move, open the settings window and change the Fixed
depth setting to "1" and then play your move 3. d4. This time
the machine might answer with a very different move.
This computer
move is a new variant and the game will take a different
course. Immediatelly after the computer moves, we suggest to go
back again to the settings option and revert to the original
or default setting to keep a decent strengh level of play
from the machine (Fixed time 10 secs (selected) and Fixed depth 5 ply).
2. Another good
option is to manually enter a setup of a desired opening variant
moves
and start playing it against the computer. This can be done at
the start by opening the settings option window and changing the Fixed
depth option to "0". Doing so will set the program in a "setup"
mode allowing you to move the pieces so you can build any
variant opening or setup you wish.
When done with a
setup (last black move) again, go back to the settings option and revert to
the
original or default level settings, for a decent strengh level
of play
from the machine (Fixed time 10 secs (selected) and Fixed
depth 5 ply). Afterward, you move first and the
game will continue with a newly created opening variant.
By changing
settings or methods as noted above and increasing or decreasing
Fixed time or Fixed depth as many times as you like, you
can create unlimited opening variations and game setups to play
against the computer.
Thank you for visiting us,
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