Chess is odd against vastly more powerful opponent: can't maintain Near view that each move leads to your victory, given Far certain defeat.
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@othercriteria (which is usually real against a genuinely stronger player)1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@cwage There's probably weird@willdoingthings-style anti-inductive strategies you can use as the weaker player.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@othercriteria@cwage I remember reading an anecdote by a famous chess player about it being hard to politely lose to the local grandmaster1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@othercriteria@cwage because of this reason1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@othercriteria @cwage the guy ends up unable to lose but makes it a draw & local guy puts the game with "my draw with x" on a wall plaque
3:14 PM - 10 Jan 2016
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