In ChessMaster 10th edition, please tell me, who is the most diifficult player to beat ?

Question

Except for chessmaster....
And of course, among the grandmasters.

Answer 1

Either way, you're looking at a computer program. I believe chessmaster plays at master level strength, and it takes a good bit of practice to reach master caliber.

A hobby player will have a near impossible time beating a club player. A club player will have a near impossible time beating a an expert/master player. A expert/master player will have a near impossible time beating an international master or a grandmaster.

The various players chessmaster are considered grandmaster strength. Chessmaster can emulate their style of play, but won't be able to play to their strenth. They will all be about the same. takes special programs to destroy those at the grandmaster level (e.g. deep blue, fritz)

In terms of the players style, I can give you a few ideas. The most naturally talented was cuban born Jose Capablanca. His style was more sublte, relied on strategy over tactics, and can wear people thin. Tigran Petrosian was much the same way. Be prepared for 60 move games. I've read from a couple reliable sources, that Cablablana, in his years as world champion, only lost five games in tournament play. Nobody has come close to this.

Fisher and Alekhine will focus more on tactics and combinations. Tactics are certain patterns that will show up in games- forks, pins, skewers, discovered attacks, bank rank mates, etc. Combinations use sacrafices to get to this. Fischer, besides being out of his mind, was known for fierce, agressive, tacitcal play. There was one game in 1969 where he sacraficed his queen for a championship.

Tarrash, Lasker, and Morphy are more focused on priniples. They would be careful of developing their men and good pawn structure.

Nimsovitch would be the most unlike any of those. He had his own system of play. Very unorthodox, but it worked.

Anyways, hope this helps. If you are looking for a good chess program, I reccommend Fritz. Its named after german grandmaster Fritz Samach. A few rounds with fritz, you'll be seeing things!

Answer 2

In general, the higher a player's rating, the tougher your opponent is.

So far, the hardest player I've only played against the Fischer grandmaster. I lost, of course, but it took nearly 40 moves. Then I got a shock: the game told me that I might've won, had I been more cautious.

Then again, my friends consider me to be a formidable opponent, as I rarely lose against another human.