Author: Dave Gomboc
Date: 22:43:25 10/18/00
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On October 17, 2000 at 22:59:46, Albert Silver wrote: [snip] > Chess is a symmetrical game. Conditions of the battle are >identical for both sides. What is bad for you, would be bad for me. What is good >for you, is good for me. I can't think of a single thing that breaks that rule Presumably you meant they should be opposite (bad for you = good for me). >in chess, can you? I can't rationally say its pawns are worth less than my >pawns, nor do I see why my opponents attack would be worth any less (under >identical circumstances) than mine. > > Albert If the goal of both players is to win rather than to draw, then it is advantageous for both players to unbalance the position. People usually minimax on a single score though, and one way (though perhaps not the best way :-) to head for unbalanced positions is to fudge the score being backed up. Dave
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