Someone that is very good is going to be very careful and expect their opponent to be laying a trap.
So a novice that does something “stupid” might actually pull off a quick win. But get absolutely demolished in a rematch.
If they know their opponent is a novice, they’ll do some boring memorization move and easily win.
Pretty sure that Magnus Carlson guy just invented a new opening, because he’s so much better he just fucked in beginnings for the novelty of it and found a new strategy.
Yeah I’m guilty of walking people into the Lasker trap when it comes up. Great time
And yeah Magnus is wild with his games. Computer chess just wants to shuffle the pieces until a winning end game appears in a similar way it feels like
This is more of a movie/TV trope (we all saw that episode of Smart Guy) than actually reflective of reality. Someone who is “very good” is going to exploit a novice’s lack of strategic play, not sit around and wait to lose. Otherwise they’re not very good.
Chess is like wrestling.
Someone that is very good is going to be very careful and expect their opponent to be laying a trap.
So a novice that does something “stupid” might actually pull off a quick win. But get absolutely demolished in a rematch.
If they know their opponent is a novice, they’ll do some boring memorization move and easily win.
Pretty sure that Magnus Carlson guy just invented a new opening, because he’s so much better he just fucked in beginnings for the novelty of it and found a new strategy.
Yeah I’m guilty of walking people into the Lasker trap when it comes up. Great time
And yeah Magnus is wild with his games. Computer chess just wants to shuffle the pieces until a winning end game appears in a similar way it feels like
This is more of a movie/TV trope (we all saw that episode of Smart Guy) than actually reflective of reality. Someone who is “very good” is going to exploit a novice’s lack of strategic play, not sit around and wait to lose. Otherwise they’re not very good.