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Re:Chess: Magnus Carlsen disqualified in N.Y. after refusing... by FredPret on Sunday December 29, 2024 @01:18AM (#42538044)
I googled Chess960 and you just made my day. The one thing I never liked about chess was the opening memorization; what an elegant solution.
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Re:Chess: Magnus Carlsen disqualified in N.Y. after refusing... by 8note on Sunday December 29, 2024 @06:04AM (#42539222)
its imperfect. people will still memorize the lot, and memorizing chess openings and tactical patterns will still apply frequently
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Re:Chess: Magnus Carlsen disqualified in N.Y. after refusing... by FredPret on Sunday December 29, 2024 @10:23AM (#42540460)
I always play against my phone; I guess it now has the advantage of having yet another 959 sets of openings stored away that a casual player like me will never memorize.

Still, it seems like a step in the right direction.

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