How to Get Good at Chess, Fast

Re:How to Get Good at Chess, Fast by xerophtye on Monday November 25, 2013 @12:19AM (#6792642)

That's a pretty cool idea. will check it in my free time. Btw Does it just give ONE next move? or a series of moves until a significant accomplishment? because sometimes a move is only epic because of the subsequent moves it allows you to make. A sacrifice on its own doesn't seem like a good move. Its only when you see what opening that gave you, that you truly appreciate it.

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Re:How to Get Good at Chess, Fast by chendry on Monday November 25, 2013 @12:34AM (#6792684)

Thanks! It does indeed only give one move. I'm really just standing on the shoulders of the chess engines (GNUChess, Stockfish) and they simply tell me what the computer would do given a position. I'd like to get more insight into why the engine prefers one move to another, but my understanding isn't quite there yet.

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Re:How to Get Good at Chess, Fast by xerophtye on Monday November 25, 2013 @05:28AM (#6793350)

Umm, i suppose u are using an API for this, well why not use a series of API calls? Is there someway to detect some sort of accomplishment? (like piece captured, or check?)

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