throwawayyy86
Re:Magnus Carlsen forced into a draw by more than 143000 people playin...
on Wednesday May 21, 2025 @05:48AM (#44049821)
It's actually the opposite. Humans fare much worse at freestyle chess because they don't have any opening theory and are unfamiliar with the patterns that arise from nonstandard opening positions. Engines don't care much about opening theory one way or another
Source: am rated 2000 fide (partly because I struggle with openings)