Advice for correspondence chess players

  

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Thibault de Vassal    (2019-02-09)
Advice for correspondence chess players

An advice for correspondence chess players from ICCF world champion... what do you think?

https://chessimprover.com/correspondence-chess-advice-from-iccf-world-champion/


Herbert Kruse    (2019-02-10 12:05:48)
Advice for correspondence chess players

i agree with the "next best" function as very important, but databases are not nessecary today


Garvin Gray    (2019-02-12 03:31:52)
Advice for correspondence chess players

I may already know it by another name and some quite internet researching could not provide a definition.

What is 'next best' function?


Ilmars Cirulis    (2019-02-13 14:15:25)
Advice for correspondence chess players

Some variation of MultiPV, it seems. The second best move.


Kym Farnik    (2019-02-16 03:15:40)
Advice for correspondence chess players

Looking at more than the 'best' move can find a better (strategic) move.

I.e. better end game chances etc.


Daniel Parmet    (2019-02-23 04:50:29)
Advice for correspondence chess players

I still don't understand next best function.


Ilmars Cirulis    (2019-02-23 09:35:35)
Advice for correspondence chess players

"The engine ignores the best move found so far and uses its full power to search for an alternative (the next best move)."


Thibault de Vassal    (2019-02-23 19:38:05)
Advice for correspondence chess players

Quite strange that it is an optional "function" as it is probably more efficient in general, by the way that's what certain good engines do (more or less) by default already.