• givesomefucks@lemmy.world
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      9 months ago

      chess has largely become a memorization game

      Chess is like wrestling.

      Someone that is very good is going to be very careful and expect their opponent to be laying a trap.

      So a novice that does something “stupid” might actually pull off a quick win. But get absolutely demolished in a rematch.

      If they know their opponent is a novice, they’ll do some boring memorization move and easily win.

      Pretty sure that Magnus Carlson guy just invented a new opening, because he’s so much better he just fucked in beginnings for the novelty of it and found a new strategy.