Annoying Chess Commentators
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I watch a guy who does this, (Suren) and there is ZERO problem with it. He shows the line they should have played, makes it clear that is not the line that was played, and 30 seconds later shows what the players did. This makes it a lot better to help the viewer learn and understand.
So I'm pretty new to the game relatively. I've started watching GM's play on youtube, and often times I find the chess commentators more annoying than helpful. They have their chess engines or whatever running and often try to predict what the next move or variation will be. I think that's great, but I've noticed that after the GM's have made a move, the stupid commentators won't update their computer screen with the actual move that was played. They will often drag on with their own variation which wasn't even played. Often times several move have been played before they update their screen.
I think that they shouldn't be able to move the pieces on the screen. That should be done by the players only. I think they should be able to highlight squares and add arrows and such, but leave the pieces alone. Or maybe put their own variations on a separate screen.
As a side note: Why does it take so long for the computer screen to update with the current position? I've noticed those expensive DGT chess boards will automatically enter moves into the engine. Is the response time really that bad? In bullet, it seems to have trouble keeping up.