Timeline for Is there a specific optimal first move for white or black?
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| Feb 6 at 2:31 | answer | added | user22925 | timeline score: 2 | |
| Feb 6 at 2:18 | comment | added | Eric.Makela | This is surely one of the most-asked questions in gaming, will browse chess stackexchange. | |
| Feb 6 at 2:16 | comment | added | Eric.Makela | @PhilipKendall, that almost has to be the case, but since there is no central database of all chess games ever played it's not possible to calculate the true answer. Also think JoeW is right that the optimal move depends on the skill level of the players. | |
| Feb 5 at 20:29 | comment | added | Nuclear Hoagie | @JoeW I agree that what is a good move versus one opponent might not be versus another. But I disagree that you could call it "optimal", it makes no sense to me that you could play an "optimal" move, and later realize you should have done something different because your opponent responded differently than you expected. A sub-optimal move doesn't become optimal because your opponent is playing badly. | |
| Feb 5 at 20:21 | comment | added | Joe W | @NuclearHoagie If chess was a solved game you might have a point but as it isn't and there are many different philosophy's in how you play and open that means what is an optimal move in one game isn't in another. | |
| Feb 5 at 14:59 | comment | added | Nuclear Hoagie | @JoeW If the optimality of a move depends on how your opponent responds to it, it is by definition not optimal. I agree that in general "how good" a move is can depend on the strength of your opponent (and how well you can handle the subsequent board state), but an optimal move cannot in some cases be sub-optimal. A move whose strength relies upon your opponent making a mistake isn't optimal, optimal moves must assume optimal responses. | |
| Feb 5 at 14:44 | answer | added | Andrew | timeline score: -1 | |
| Feb 5 at 14:28 | comment | added | Joe W | If there is an optimal move it is likely going to depend on the skill level of both players. | |
| Feb 5 at 14:27 | answer | added | Cohensius | timeline score: 4 | |
| Feb 4 at 15:04 | comment | added | Philip Kendall | I'm pretty sure the answer here is "yes, but we don't know what it is. Chess is too complicated", although as this is a game theory question you will need to define much more precisely what you mean by "a probabilistic standpoint". | |
| Feb 4 at 13:30 | history | edited | Cohensius |
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| Feb 4 at 9:38 | comment | added | Cohensius | I think you might get better answers at chess S.E: chess.stackexchange.com | |
| Feb 3 at 23:51 | history | edited | doppelgreener | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| S Feb 3 at 23:13 | history | asked | Eric.Makela | CC BY-SA 4.0 |