tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27359163.post2049278859552501672..comments2024-02-13T12:55:06.784+01:00Comments on Chess for All Ages: Why Play Correspondence Chess?Mark Weekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10101044127493771263noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27359163.post-30967069049241003292008-02-11T18:05:00.000+01:002008-02-11T18:05:00.000+01:00Not everybody playing correspondence chess is usin...Not everybody playing correspondence chess is using a computer. How do I know? Well, first of all I am playing CC and don't use a computer. Secondly, I am winning a CC game every now and then and because I am an less-than-average chess player, this means that there must be plenty of people around not using computers.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, why do I play CC? Because I really like it. It enables me to actually think about a move even if I have only 10 minutes for playing chess during the day. Without CC, I would have to play blitz only.<BR/><BR/>I never played at "official" ICCF sanctioned tournaments, though, and the fact that computers are allowed is one reason for it. Some people argue that the combination computer and human gives a better chess game than either one alone, but I doubt that. I play only on sites where computer help is forbidden, and everybody in my rating range would not be there if he/she would use a computer anyway.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com