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Suppose you wanted to rebalance the rules of chess so that the black pieces had equal odds. You really only need to achieve this at the superhuman skill level,
by bitshiftfaced 2y ago
Suppose you wanted to rebalance the rules of chess so that the black pieces had equal odds. You really only need to achieve this at the superhuman skill level, and then you could let the matchmaking algorithm could do the rest of the work.
- jncfhnb 2y agoNot a great example. Chess is a 1v1 symmetric game and is pretty well balanced.
- the_sleaze_ 2y agowhite moves first, in any perfect game black can only play to a draw
- jncfhnb 2y ago> in any perfect game black can only play to a draw You’re making this up. Chess is not solved. It’s also largely irrelevant to my point.
- bongodongobob 2y agoNope, all the research with Stockfish et al is pointing to chess being a draw with perfect play.
- jncfhnb 2y agoThat’s not what “prove” means and notably is not specific to black which was the more significant claim. I think it is highly likely that perfect play results in a tie for both sides.
- bongodongobob 2y agoThat's what a draw is my guy.
- jncfhnb 2y agoYes I’m agreeing with you. But I’m saying it’s not proven and it’s not expected to be favoring either side as claimed. Saying black can at best tie against perfect play is not the same thing as saying both players can at best tie when facing perfect play.
- JTBooth 2y agoYou can construct counterexamples too! For example, "on your turn, say a number. First player to say a number that is double a number the other player said, wins." Is a perfect (I think you mean perfect information) game.
- jncfhnb 2y agoHe meant perfect play although he is not provably correct
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