Chess

Written to Chess.com on Twitter/X @chesscom Does this variant of #chess exist? An interesting variant might be playing a game with manadatory premoves. Normal time controls. Your view of the opponent’s last move is masked. I call it #guesschess. To play guess chess over the board you could write down you move and then give … Read more

#Chess Inspired while watching videos about AlphaZero. As a thought experiment, imagine that each piece is an investment, with the potential of certain pieces to be multiple times their initial value. A knight or bishop, normally worth 3 points may in time become +9 points during a game, such as the famous ‘octopus knight’ in … Read more