I refer here to tactics positions, where there is a clear winning (like a mate in n moves), not the ones about planning or strategy.
The thing is I see people answering questions about tactical positions with their own analysis, when 99% using an engine would just give the perfect solution.
So I just wonder whether there exists a (unwritten?) rule about not using chess engines to answer "what's the best move in this position" questions?
So I just wonder whether there exists a (unwritten?) rule about not using chess engines to answer "what's the best move in this position" questions?
There is no such rule, unwritten or otherwise, in the forum.
However, one of the things that blocks improvement for many players is the impulse to switch off their brains and switch on the engine. People who respond to such questions with their own, rather than engine analysis, are merely trying to maintain their own chess ability rather than let it atrophy.
If you are not using chess engines, then the answer better be something that would not be rejected by a master. There is no value in having novices asking "best move" questions to solicit "best move" answers from other novices. Blind leading the blind
And the funny thing is, you will never find such questions from stronger players (who actually do their homework)..
I refer here to tactics positions, where there is a clear winning (like a mate in n moves), not the ones about planning or strategy.
Such positions can be solved with effort by anyone, hence only serve to attract help vampires.
