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Sep 1, 2018
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Yeah, it wasn't a single mind. There were lots of chess-like games, and present day chess went through different rule changes before becoming what it is today.
And so now we have a game that, IMO, does the best out of any board game of balancing strategy (long term considerations) and tactics (short term forcing sequences).
My one gripe is draws. In a game like go, playing microscopically better than your opponent will give you a win... but I guess that might be a problem too in some cases.
Anyway, I don't know of any sources off the top of my head. Was there something lacking in the google searches? e.g.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_chess
Sep 1, 2018
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#5
I'm sure there's nothing lacking in google, other than the fact that often it's not that it doesn't know, but that it knows so much that isn't so. I plan on poking around a little. I'm not sure I really have a burning scholarly interest as much as a passive respect for the challenge it offers to any skill level.
The deeper I get into this game, the more amazing it is in it's complexity and nuances to me. I can't imagine the mind that concieved the game. Does anyone have any recommendations on material that covers it's development and evolution over time, into the game it is today? When, where it it start? Have the rules and movement of pieces changed over time?