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Re:How to Calculate the Trappiest Openings in Chess Using Stats by sam2426679 on Sunday October 17, 2021 @01:23PM (#28898042)
> But it is quite hard to beat a pro player even with such a strong handicap.

Don't take this the wrong way, but how good are you, i.e. what is your rating?

imo, any reasonably seasoned player, after handicapping their opponent to be without a queen, should be able to easily win in a relatively straightforward by avoiding blunders and trading off pieces.

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Re:How to Calculate the Trappiest Openings in Chess Using Stats by YetAnotherNick on Sunday October 17, 2021 @03:47PM (#28899191)
You underestimate the amount of traps a strong player could have by making the position complex. Hikaru could beat >2000 rated player in queen odds[1].

[1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fo8GOAm1E6c

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Re:How to Calculate the Trappiest Openings in Chess Using Stats by pharrington on Sunday October 17, 2021 @04:22PM (#28899452)
I wonder how different the results would be if the high skilled players didn't know they were playing against Hikaru.
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Re:How to Calculate the Trappiest Openings in Chess Using Stats by eeegnu on Sunday October 17, 2021 @04:49PM (#28899679)
Probably would be the same as playing against alpha zero without knowing and wondering how every good move you play seems to leave you worse off.
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