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Re:Could a modern chess engine on a Pentium have defeated Ka... by hisfraudulency on Tuesday November 03, 2026 @09:38AM (#50352545)
I was responding to the commenter's intuition that GMs do actually analyze more lines. I'm saying the original article's claim checks out even for machines.
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Re:Could a modern chess engine on a Pentium have defeated Ka... by nonethewiser on Tuesday November 03, 2026 @11:14AM (#50353867)
>I'm saying the original article's claim checks out even for machines.

Im not sure where the misunderstanding is.

The article says better players calculate a similar amount of moves and your anecdote shows the better player calculating less. A LOT less.

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