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What's the differences between inaccuracy, mistake and blunder?

#21

@Mahith1708 and i'm saying that you're wrong. Have you ever analysed a game? Because it doesn't seem so.

@Mahith1708 and i'm saying that you're wrong. Have you ever analysed a game? Because it doesn't seem so.
#22

I have analyzed many games i was thinking just like you but the that wise man convinced me!

I have analyzed many games i was thinking just like you but the that wise man convinced me!
#23

An inaccuracy is more of a subtle opportunity. You may have played a good move but there was another move that was slightly better.

A mistake could be a move that was available that would have increased the chances that you would have given a bigger advantage but you did not play it.

A blunder is a huge mistake where you either hung a piece or made a move so bad that you went from having an advantage to being the one that is losing.

An inaccuracy is more of a subtle opportunity. You may have played a good move but there was another move that was slightly better. A mistake could be a move that was available that would have increased the chances that you would have given a bigger advantage but you did not play it. A blunder is a huge mistake where you either hung a piece or made a move so bad that you went from having an advantage to being the one that is losing.
#24

@Mahith1708 have a look at this game :

https://lichess.org/jGFSV83p/black#12

white did an inaccuracy when playing cxd5. Why is it not a casual move? Because it opens up black's white square bishop which is usually what white should avoid doing. But is it a mystake? No it's not because black hasn't got a clear advantage. Black may have an easier game but the game still have to be played.

@Mahith1708 have a look at this game : https://lichess.org/jGFSV83p/black#12 white did an inaccuracy when playing cxd5. Why is it not a casual move? Because it opens up black's white square bishop which is usually what white should avoid doing. But is it a mystake? No it's not because black hasn't got a clear advantage. Black may have an easier game but the game still have to be played.
#25

Very nicely explained #10

Very nicely explained #10
#26

@gothica31 cxd5 is a mistake not an inaccuracy it gives up all advantage white has

@gothica31 cxd5 is a mistake not an inaccuracy it gives up all advantage white has
#27

it's not a mystake; white is still in the game but it gives too much activity for black. However, I don't consider this move as a pure mystake. I would say that inaccuracies depend on the player who analyses a position. If you don't recognise inacuracies, have it your way. Just don't come crying if you don't breach the 2200 barrier.

it's not a mystake; white is still in the game but it gives too much activity for black. However, I don't consider this move as a pure mystake. I would say that inaccuracies depend on the player who analyses a position. If you don't recognise inacuracies, have it your way. Just don't come crying if you don't breach the 2200 barrier.
#28

the man who said the following words was 2200 FIde+ In the Kasparov era

the man who said the following words was 2200 FIde+ In the Kasparov era
#29

could you be a bit more precise in your explanation?

could you be a bit more precise in your explanation?
#30

Mahith is talking about @tpr. According to tpr, a game can only be won if one side makes at least one mistake. The evaluation of a position is either draw, win for white or win for black. A mistake is a move that turns a winning position into a drawn position, or a drawn position into a losing one. A blunder is a move that turns a winning position in a losing one.
Therefore, inaccuracies do not exist. The limitations of the engine prevents it from seeing the true evaluation of the position, and as a result the "inaccuracies" are introduced. Stockfish represents the evaluation as a number, based on properties of the position, not as a win/loss/draw. we humans translate that number into those terms.

hope this helps

Mahith is talking about @tpr. According to tpr, a game can only be won if one side makes at least one mistake. The evaluation of a position is either draw, win for white or win for black. A mistake is a move that turns a winning position into a drawn position, or a drawn position into a losing one. A blunder is a move that turns a winning position in a losing one. Therefore, inaccuracies do not exist. The limitations of the engine prevents it from seeing the true evaluation of the position, and as a result the "inaccuracies" are introduced. Stockfish represents the evaluation as a number, based on properties of the position, not as a win/loss/draw. we humans translate that number into those terms. hope this helps

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