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With optimal play, is there ever a reason to make a move that's not an integral value? Also, to the extent there is a benefit, does the full set of floating po
by scarmig 4y ago
With optimal play, is there ever a reason to make a move that's not an integral value?
Also, to the extent there is a benefit, does the full set of floating points (presumably) get more advantage than just the positions located midway between regular adjacent positions? And how big an advantage does it offer? Could someone with access to the floats beat someone ranked 500 points higher who doesn't?
- britneybitch 4y agoI imagine it's pretty powerful to put your queen on the corner of 4 squares so it can capture along two ranks and two files.
- fsckboy 4y agogood point for sure, but in terms of relative power it's probably the same, as it could then be captured along two ranks, files, diagonals, and a fair number of knight, and even some pawn positions.
- kvdveer 4y agoYes, for example to capture two pieces at once, or threaten two adjacent pieces.
- Shared404 4y agoIndeed, or to bypass a piece which is threatening a space by moving into a different part of that space.
- qsort 4y agoAny position where you'd be in zugzwang is a good example. A more interesting question is how do you search the infinite state space. Intuitively, many states that are formally different aren't meaningfully different from each other and can be assimilated. Any bisimulation expert on HN? :D