LessWrong8h agoenergy 107
Chess without opening theory
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Try the game . In chess, things get tedious when your Elo rating plateaus and you reach the point where you need to study openings. So, what if there were an easier introductory game? However, chess has standardized engines, and there didn't seem to be anything I could do there. Developing a new game seemed interesting. Adopting standard chess conventions were easy starting point. It took about a week, including the time spent going for walks with the session running. Discuss
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