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How many people think that; Chess is just a Total Waste of Time in Life!
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Mar 13, 2023
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#285
Even being the Checker's World Champ is somewhat shameful.
Considering the Game has been solved since 2007 - 16 Years.
Chess is not there yet, in those "pits."
Mar 13, 2023
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#286
Abstract
The game of checkers has roughly 500 billion billion possible positions (5 × 1020). The task of solving the game, determining the final result in a game with no mistakes made by either player, is daunting. Since 1989, almost continuously, dozens of computers have been working on solving checkers, applying state-of-the-art artificial intelligence techniques to the proving process. This paper announces that checkers is now solved: Perfect play by both sides leads to a draw. This is the most challenging popular game to be solved to date, roughly one million times as complex as Connect Four. Artificial intelligence technology has been used to generate strong heuristic-based game-playing programs, such as Deep Blue for chess. Solving a game takes this to the next level by replacing the heuristics with perfection.
Mar 13, 2023
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#287
Intellectual_26 wrote:
Abstract
The game of checkers has roughly 500 billion billion possible positions (5 × 1020). The task of solving the game, determining the final result in a game with no mistakes made by either player, is daunting. Since 1989, almost continuously, dozens of computers have been working on solving checkers, applying state-of-the-art artificial intelligence techniques to the proving process. This paper announces that checkers is now solved: Perfect play by both sides leads to a draw. This is the most challenging popular game to be solved to date, roughly one million times as complex as Connect Four. Artificial intelligence technology has been used to generate strong heuristic-based game-playing programs, such as Deep Blue for chess. Solving a game takes this to the next level by replacing the heuristics with perfection.
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Once and Again;
The King hath Spoken!
Interesting article here for everyone that doubt if chess is not a waste of time. Keep lying to yourself or accept reality.
https://en.chessbase.com/post/chess-a-waste-of-time
Jun 1, 2023
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#289
If you enjoy it and make a place for it in your day, it's not a waste
Jun 1, 2023
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#290
Chess is a phenomenal way to waste time, as is fishing. Few things are more important in this era of late-capitalism than wasting time effectively. Chess serves a vital purpose in the defense of our humanity.
Chess is just too addictive man….especially since most of the time your work won’t pay off unless you REALLY choose not to give up. It really is an all or nothing game
Jun 1, 2023
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#292
Punctuation save lives.
Let's eat children.
Let's eat, children.
I'll go with keeping the kiddos after school to learn punctuation. Their lives depend upon it.
for me, chess is kind of a hobby, just like video games or sports, that you can play as a hobby, just for fun, or you can try a professional career in it
Jun 1, 2023
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#295
Chess is not a waste of time! I can play it for a whole day without eating and drinking! 
maybe because all games are a waste of time in life
Jun 3, 2023
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#298
Epic_Mind17_Chess skrev:
Chess helps develop skills that can be used outside of chess. Your analytical skills which might be good if you work in a detail oriented workspace, it helps you become better at strategizing, and can ultimately make your mind sharper
Of course it can, or maybe it can't. Or maybe playing pokémon can do the same. Nothing really showed any of this claims beside kids who went from doing nothing to doing something (in this case chess) got better testresults because of any possible reason.
Jan 16, 2024
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#299
I believe that chess isn’t a waste of time, unless you excessively do it.
In Russia your government plays you, I suppose that is true in the US too, just not as blatantly.