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Subject: Re: In defense of go [ot]

Author: Laurence Chen

Date: 20:08:26 12/11/02

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On December 11, 2002 at 22:29:13, Telmo Escobar wrote:

> Concerning chess and go, I'd like to pose a slightly different question:
>
> What's the better game?
>
> You'll claim mine is a silly question. I don't think so. Let us make some
>practical experiment:
>
> Let us play a game. Like those contests where one catcher had to confront a
>boxer, or the like.
>
> That is, I play chess, you play go. Each has to obbey the relevant rules. You
>place your men and they have to stay where you put them; I move my bishops and
>rooks, can capture your men, etc.
>
> Who's the likely winner?
>
>        :)
>
>
>
> Come on, I even will give you odds.
>
>
> :)  :)  :)  :)  :)  :)  :)  :)  :)  :)  :)
I'd like to know how would this work.  In Go the pieces are placed in the
intersections, and in chess the pieces are placed inside a square.  How would
you capture my pieces in Go then????
Go ahead, move your Bishop !!! :)
Now who's the likely winner !!!
:)

Laurence



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