C++ and assembly [Resolved]

[ZaidGS]

well, i know one thing:
there is a keyword __asm in c++
sure thats not news, but guess i want to know more about that.

i have decieded to send this thread in assembly forum because i assumed that people who program assembly know c++, but not nessarily vice versa.

the point i want to get from __asm keyword is performance,
as i am trying to make an AI chess program i thought that inserting direct assembly code in the c++ program will boost performance.

PS: i am NOT an assembly programmer, but trying to figure out if its worth the trouble to start learning it.

is that a reasonable idea ???
would it be really better to use assembly ??

another thing, is there limitation on __asm ??
i mean are all assembly statements and stuff available ???

also, can i use c++ compiler as an assembler, intead of getting a seperate assembler ???

for example:

void main(){
__asm{
/* some assembly code */
}
}

does that have disadvantages ??!

also, as i have no idea about assembly language, i'd find it usefull to know few other stuff:
* does assembly provide the idea of "function" or "sub" ??
* does assembly provide the idea of a class ??
* can i make a dll file ??
* back to __asm keyword, does c++ change 1 statement into 1 assembly intruction. i mean would i find a statement which is lets say 5 assembly instruction, that i can do manually in assembly in one or two assembly instruction ?? (can u provide an example ?? )

thx in advance for trying to answer one or all of my questions.