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But often times, people at least know 5 to 15 moves of very popular openings. If you think somebody is using the opening explorer during a game, then yes, that's cheating. But from reading your other comments, I know this is not what you mean by using the opening explorer. We play to show our style, not to win without reason. We play to get better, not to become a robot. Sure chess is a finite game, and sure one day it will be solved, but even then, that doesn't matter to us players who play for fun and enjoyment. The fun and challenge of chess for players like us is not just to make the best moves, but to make the best moves that work for us. I personally believe that, the one who learns and utilizes that knowledge to the best of their ability is what we call masters. Chess is based on thousands of years of knowledge. But by default, most strangers I've played correspondence, as well as my friends, we have mostly be under the assumption and also sometimes explicit agreement of not using the computer for moves.įinally, if you are talking about people learning from the opening explorer, then I'd be very confused. If you are talking about people using opening explorers and computer calculated moves in correspondence games, I would suggest that when you make a correspondence game that you make it clear with your opponent if it is either okay to use the computer or not. Yes, another tab in the browser, or even a non-online database can be opened, but again, lichess and both try to fight against that with their own methods. In fact, in timed games, I don't think a player can open the opening explorer or game analysis mode while the game is in progress.
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If you are suggesting that people are using the opening explorers and computer calculated moves during timed such as blitz, bullet, rapid and classic games to play lines, then that is called cheating, and and lichess both actively try and fight against that. So, I'm a little bit confused about what you are saying.
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even John Bartholomew says he doesn't know any theory, but he just plays strong developing moves and recognizes his opponents threats and wins.Īgain this is all rubbish if it's in correspondence. After thousands of games and years of playing, you'll eventually see an opening and think things like "I'm not suppose to take this pawn, last time I did I got crushed", "last the couple times responded this way I wasn't totally losing", "I have to look out for this tactical motif in the mid-game", "I have no idea what to do.I'll just play solid and develop". Around the tenth time you lose you'll begin to recognize motifs. Look up youtube videos about he opening and get a general idea of traps and tricks in the opening. Ah, you lost to the same opening a third time but different variation? Time for more reading and game analysis. Put the game into an engine and see which of your moves were good or bad. Oh you lost to the same opening again? Time to read up on it again. You don't need to memorize heaps of theory unless you're a GM. Afterword, check refutations or at least openings that don't make you worse. Think, "oh this is the main theme, they'll attack this piece and clamp down on the these important squares". I don't mean just see the top ten moves of theory and see the name, you gotta at least lightly study the ideas. In standard and blitz though it would be cheating.īut if you get destroyed by an opening you have to look it up. There is a reason correspondence allow opening book analysis and tactical recognizers in game. Some people don't take correspondence that seriously, others use it for calculations and opening prep. If you're playing correspondence games it's pretty much fair game.