Do "luck" affect result of a game of chess
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It happens to me Many time that I am in a winning position from starting but starts blundering my position and at last loses it or many time in a losing position in opening but end up winning and many time it is; opening: very bad, middlegame: comeback, endgame: lost.
So luck can be a winning🏆 or losing 📉 factor but the main thing is your opponent.
Luck can play a role in chess, particularly through factors such as opponent mistakes, time pressure, and unforeseen external circumstances. While chess is predominantly a game of skill, these elements can create situations where outcomes may appear influenced by luck, especially in fast-paced formats or when players overlook critical moves.
Mar 28, 2025
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There is no luck in the game of chess.
Things like random opponents, time limits, and outside factors play a role, but the game itself has no luck at all
Things like random opponents, time limits, and outside factors play a role, but the game itself has no luck at all
Yes, everything is luck, including having greater skill
it’s a form of luck.
In life, everything depends on luck.
If you have good genetics, your brain will function faster, and you’ll have a better memory to recall positions from 15 years ago, for example.
But everything can be summed up by the fact that we live in a closed and deterministic universe, meaning that the outcome of the game you’re playing right now is already predetermined by the universe. You play with the illusion that you control the situation, but in reality, you control nothing
you’re just a puppet of the cosmos.
So yes, everything is indeed luck. You can’t even say that you have a 50% chance of winning a game just because your opponent’s level is similar to yours.
The truth is that probability is always either 100% or 0%.
If you end up winning the game, it means you always had a 100% chance of winning.