In the same vein: in chess, all your forces are present, and have all they need. So it's more like a skirmish than a war. In particular, wars can be won or lost

In the same vein: in chess, all your forces are present, and have all they need. So it's more like a skirmish than a war. In particular, wars can be won or lost not only by intellectual disruptions behind the lines, like drops in morale due to propaganda, but also because of supply line issues. Brett Devereaux's ACOUP blog has a great write up on this re the Romans and the "tyranny of the wagon equation"