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Re:Magnus Carlsen Wins the Freestyle (Chess960) World Champi... by umanwizard on Sunday February 15, 2026 @09:25PM (#47030205)
But machines also can’t use opening prep like they do in normal chess.
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Re:Magnus Carlsen Wins the Freestyle (Chess960) World Champi... by Marsymars on Monday February 16, 2026 @01:23AM (#47031537)
I expect this would hurt humans more than machines... but I'd love if someone with better knowledge than me of the current state of chess engines could chime in.
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Re:Magnus Carlsen Wins the Freestyle (Chess960) World Champi... by LogicalRisk on Monday February 16, 2026 @11:28AM (#47036976)
Your intuition is correct.
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Re:Magnus Carlsen Wins the Freestyle (Chess960) World Champi... by Sesse__ on Monday February 16, 2026 @03:29AM (#47032411)
People have already built Chess960 opening books.
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