Can U really Win a Chess Game ?

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bcoburn2

It's been my experience that "wins" are the result of weak moves by your opponent. Sooo you don't win. Your opponent looses.

Scottrf

They aren't mutually exclusive.

finalunpurez

Hmm you are right!

Pre_VizsIa

By definition, a game with no mistakes by either player is a draw... So yes, you cannot "win" against perfect play.

madhacker

Not technically true you can win on time Tongue Out

Pre_VizsIa
madhacker wrote:

Not technically true you can win on time

That's also a mistake by your opponent!

Scottrf
Timothy_P wrote:
madhacker wrote:

Not technically true you can win on time

That's also a mistake by your opponent!

It's not a 'weak move' though. Unless your move strength factors in time too.

Pre_VizsIa

Absolutely. Using all your game timer for one move is a very weak move, isn't it?

How about half of the timer?

And so on.

Scottrf

The notion of it not being a win just because your opponent didn't play perfectly is plainly nonsense anyway.

John_Doe18

Almost all games ever played in chess history have been containing some or the other mistakes

Pre_VizsIa
John_Doe18 wrote:

Almost all games ever played in chess history have been containing some or the other mistakes

Of course. Thankfully we aren't all computers, and no CS major (like I will be) has solved chess yet.

Pre_VizsIa
Scottrf wrote:

The notion of it not being a win just because your opponent didn't play perfectly is plainly nonsense anyway.

Bingo.

John_Doe18

Well, ches is not solved....so even computers make minor mistakes

Pre_VizsIa

Well... chess hasn't been solved, so define mistakes. If I play white and checkmate someone using the Fool's mate or the four-move checkmate, I did not make a mistake.

John_Doe18

You make a mistake by moving pawns in the front of king in the fools mate

Pre_VizsIa

How is that a mistake if I play white and WON the fool's mate? There's nothing wrong with 1. e4!

John_Doe18

In fools mate, its white who looses, not black

 

Fools mate first move is either 1.g4 or 1.f3, not 1.e4

Pre_VizsIa

It can be done by either side to either side, it just takes longer with white.

madhacker
Scottrf wrote:

It's not a 'weak move' though. Unless your move strength factors in time too.

Actually it's not a weak move, period. Because it's not a move. They didn't move, therefore they lost on time. It's not a move, therefore it's not a weak move Cool

Scottrf
madhacker wrote:
Scottrf wrote:

It's not a 'weak move' though. Unless your move strength factors in time too.

Actually it's not a weak move, period. Because it's not a move. They didn't move, therefore they lost on time. It's not a move, therefore it's not a weak move

Oh yeah!