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What gave you the misapprehension that chess doesn't have bold and cautious attacks and defenses, and dramatic games? It certainly does.
by fjsolwmv 9y ago
What gave you the misapprehension that chess doesn't have bold and cautious attacks and defenses, and dramatic games? It certainly does.
- jballanc 9y agoOh, I realize that personality plays some roll in chess, but I think the degree to which is shines through in Go is on a whole other level. There is only so much you can do in chess that is still considered sound play. For example, you keep your queen back if you're a cautious player or bring it out early if you're not, but doing something like sacrificing your queen early in the game to take a pawn would just be regarded as stupid. There are many fewer truly "stupid" plays in Go, especially early in the game. In fact, if you look at a lot of the commentary around the games that Alpha Go played, one thing said time and again was how Alpha Go made moves that seemed "amateurish" only to follow up later with connecting moves that seemed almost prescient.