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Yeah but this is not very useful concept in practical play and that was the context of my comment. Chess is at different stage today than it was a few years ago
by bluecalm 3y ago
Yeah but this is not very useful concept in practical play and that was the context of my comment.
Chess is at different stage today than it was a few years ago. The difference is that no matter what resources and how much time your opponent have they will not beat you as long as you remember the line shown by your home PC.
I call it "weakly solved in practice" because it's exactly that: our (chess players) reality today is exactly the same as if chess was actually weakly solved.
- coldtea 3y ago>Yeah but this is not very useful concept in practical play and that was the context of my comment. This depends on whether the solution can be "memorized" so to speak. For games where it can, it makes playing meaningless.
- bluecalm 3y agoObviously. The point is that in interesting games (for example chess) the solution can't be memorized but parts of it can. The point is that in chess we have a solution as good as the mathematical one today (for all practical purposes). It's an interesting point because it matters for practical players - you're no longer afraid your opponent or their team can find "holes" (that is weak moves) in your preparation. You're now only afraid they will play moves you didn't expect.