Use of opening 'aids' (NOT computers)

[Blockhead]

I'd like to know where I might find Stans guidance on this matter.

I have seen it before but unable to track it down now. I recall that the use of text material via books or screen permissible providing no chess playing engine involved.

I've been playing CC a long time and the use of MCO (Modern Chess Openings) was always permitted. More recently ECO (Encyclopaedia Chess Openings) is often used. I personally don't use online or CD/DVD databases but I know they are also permitted.

Depending on my opponent strength I prefer, for the most part, to stick with MCO (10 & 14)

I know there are strong feelings, for and against, about this 'help' with the openings. For those interested, have a look at the following forum on: beck-web.com/online/chess/2590.shtml

Can anyone point me in the right direction re Stans (or even ICCF) guidance on this matter?

[savin]

Blockhead,

I think you will find what you are looking for here:

www.stansco.com/cgi-bin/nc_publication.cgi?SNC-RG-Home

There is a section on computer use.

[reyn]

Peter, that's the page I was mentioning to you about, but couldn't find a link to. ;D

[Blockhead]

savin,

Thank you!

The URL you supplied linked directly to the page I wanted (and remembered!) on
www.stansco.com/cgi-bin/nc_publication.cgi?SNC-RG-ComputerUse

Is it possible to arrive at either of these pages via the SNC player page?


Thanks again! You are the man!


PS: Thanks for your efforts Reyn.

[perseus]

As I have not got these books (I have got an opening book by Golombek, so I can consult), I have been known to go through the previous games the player has made and see how other people deal with his openings.

I used to have MCO but I hardly every consulted it (takes too long). It would be useful for about one in ten games for me

But Fritz will beat anyone

[reyn]

Stan, I would like to suggest that a link be placed on the Game Rules page
(www.stansco.com/netchess/rules.html)

for the page titled "NetChess Rules & Guidelines"
(www.stansco.com/cgi-bin/nc_publication.cgi?SNC-RG-Home).

It could be placed in the section labelled as "Using Computers".

Right now, I don't believe a visible link exists anywhere else on the site for it.

[Stan Steliga]

That's a good idea... I will do that.

[yitwail]

Blockhead, i'm joining this discussion a bit late in the day, but i read over the posts in the forum you provided a link to, until it degenerated into arguing for the sake of argument. anyway, nobody there seemed to point out the obvious distinction between databases & chess engines: engines can play every move of a game, whereas DBs are pretty much restricted to opening moves, hence DBs are allowed, but engines not. i consult a small opening book when i encounter an unfamiliar move, and as often as not, it won't even have the variation i'm up against. i can live with this as a temporary arrangement, until i learn all the lines in the book that interest me, at which point i'll take my chances on finding adequate opening moves on my own as need be.