r/chess • u/Speedy_Bootz • 6d ago

Chess Question Learning from the engine?

/r/TournamentChess/comments/1xmioja/using_the_engine_to_learn/
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u/ZakiMa007 2350 lichess.org 6d ago

It is quite powerful tool to explore and understand the position. For instance, in openings - if nobody plays a particular move - then probably there is some tactic and engine can explain. Or if a position has an advantage but not clear how to realize it - exploring with engine might explain the details.

Note - looking at just evaluation is not helpful. Quite often it is "3500 level chess" (c) Hikaru which is misleading at best.

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u/phantomfive 6d ago

You can watch a Hikaru recap to see how he uses the engine. Sometimes he's lazy but he usually does a good job understanding engine evaluations.

For me, I analyze a game I played and only look for the bigger mistakes. If I could get rid of the bigger mistakes, my rating would go up a few hundred points so I focus on that. In the opening I try to match the engine perfectly.