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The math and logistical reasoning I found in chess

#1

I've been thinking, chess can't be a game. It's a series of complex mathematical expressions on an 8 by 8 board portrayed by game pieces. Each object on the board plays as a variable in this theorem. Chess AI like Stockfish and Komodo manipulate these perplexing algorithms as non-zeros, and configurate the best move of the bajillions of choices. Did you know, in the first ten moves of chess alone, 169,518,829,100,544,000,000,000,000,000 is the amount of possible arrangements that can happen. Stockfish simplifies this to one of say, five decent moves. Then recalls every single possible way for the game to end, and for us using the local Stockfish, this entire process occurs instantaneously. Ever know why games like Wordle, checkers, and chess have automation powering them? It's because chess isn't just a game, its all numbers! That explains everything! How AI have manipulated chess algorithms in their choosing! How they can evaluate every single chess variant and every single piece arrangement! Chess can be scripted into LINES OF CODE people! In chess, it's not even about winning or having an "advantage!" Only times that's possible is when your opponent miscalculates! In theory, anyone who is creative or outside-the-box learners struggle at chess, because even what seems to be a miracle in chess, was actually your opponent's wrongdoings and your tactics. Whoever invented chess, I applaud you. You are a certified genius. We STILL haven't made a perfect chess bot yet. Who knows? Maybe there's a 36-move-checkmate from the starting position? Maybe some moves Stockfish perceives as right could be blunders. Who knows? There's literally infinite possibilities in the game of chess. I hope this inspired you or you took something out of this. Hopefully this will remind you to never quit your journey of anything, really. Face it, you won't be perfect, but you're far from the worst. If you read the entire thing up till this point, thank you. All of this came from my own observations and ideas, so thank you for browsing my insights on the game of chess.

I've been thinking, chess can't be a game. It's a series of complex mathematical expressions on an 8 by 8 board portrayed by game pieces. Each object on the board plays as a variable in this theorem. Chess AI like Stockfish and Komodo manipulate these perplexing algorithms as non-zeros, and configurate the best move of the bajillions of choices. Did you know, in the first ten moves of chess alone, 169,518,829,100,544,000,000,000,000,000 is the amount of possible arrangements that can happen. Stockfish simplifies this to one of say, five decent moves. Then recalls every single possible way for the game to end, and for us using the local Stockfish, this entire process occurs instantaneously. Ever know why games like Wordle, checkers, and chess have automation powering them? It's because chess isn't just a game, its all numbers! That explains everything! How AI have manipulated chess algorithms in their choosing! How they can evaluate every single chess variant and every single piece arrangement! Chess can be scripted into LINES OF CODE people! In chess, it's not even about winning or having an "advantage!" Only times that's possible is when your opponent miscalculates! In theory, anyone who is creative or outside-the-box learners struggle at chess, because even what seems to be a miracle in chess, was actually your opponent's wrongdoings and your tactics. Whoever invented chess, I applaud you. You are a certified genius. We STILL haven't made a perfect chess bot yet. Who knows? Maybe there's a 36-move-checkmate from the starting position? Maybe some moves Stockfish perceives as right could be blunders. Who knows? There's literally infinite possibilities in the game of chess. I hope this inspired you or you took something out of this. Hopefully this will remind you to never quit your journey of anything, really. Face it, you won't be perfect, but you're far from the worst. If you read the entire thing up till this point, thank you. All of this came from my own observations and ideas, so thank you for browsing my insights on the game of chess.
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@Thiruvananthapuram said in #1:

I've been thinking, chess can't be a game. It's a series of complex mathematical expressions on an 8 by 8 board portrayed by game pieces. Each object on the board plays as a variable in this theorem. Chess AI like Stockfish and Komodo manipulate these perplexing algorithms as non-zeros, and configurate the best move of the bajillions of choices. Did you know, in the first ten moves of chess alone, 169,518,829,100,544,000,000,000,000,000 is the amount of possible arrangements that can happen. Stockfish simplifies this to one of say, five decent moves. Then recalls every single possible way for the game to end, and for us using the local Stockfish, this entire process occurs instantaneously. Ever know why games like Wordle, checkers, and chess have automation powering them? It's because chess isn't just a game, its all numbers! That explains everything! How AI have manipulated chess algorithms in their choosing! How they can evaluate every single chess variant and every single piece arrangement! Chess can be scripted into LINES OF CODE people! In chess, it's not even about winning or having an "advantage!" Only times that's possible is when your opponent miscalculates! In theory, anyone who is creative or outside-the-box learners struggle at chess, because even what seems to be a miracle in chess, was actually your opponent's wrongdoings and your tactics. Whoever invented chess, I applaud you. You are a certified genius. We STILL haven't made a perfect chess bot yet. Who knows? Maybe there's a 36-move-checkmate from the starting position? Maybe some moves Stockfish perceives as right could be blunders. Who knows? There's literally infinite possibilities in the game of chess. I hope this inspired you or you took something out of this. Hopefully this will remind you to never quit your journey of anything, really. Face it, you won't be perfect, but you're far from the worst. If you read the entire thing up till this point, thank you. All of this came from my own observations and ideas, so thank you for browsing my insights on the game of chess.

Well written dude! You should turn this into a blog.

@Thiruvananthapuram said in #1: > I've been thinking, chess can't be a game. It's a series of complex mathematical expressions on an 8 by 8 board portrayed by game pieces. Each object on the board plays as a variable in this theorem. Chess AI like Stockfish and Komodo manipulate these perplexing algorithms as non-zeros, and configurate the best move of the bajillions of choices. Did you know, in the first ten moves of chess alone, 169,518,829,100,544,000,000,000,000,000 is the amount of possible arrangements that can happen. Stockfish simplifies this to one of say, five decent moves. Then recalls every single possible way for the game to end, and for us using the local Stockfish, this entire process occurs instantaneously. Ever know why games like Wordle, checkers, and chess have automation powering them? It's because chess isn't just a game, its all numbers! That explains everything! How AI have manipulated chess algorithms in their choosing! How they can evaluate every single chess variant and every single piece arrangement! Chess can be scripted into LINES OF CODE people! In chess, it's not even about winning or having an "advantage!" Only times that's possible is when your opponent miscalculates! In theory, anyone who is creative or outside-the-box learners struggle at chess, because even what seems to be a miracle in chess, was actually your opponent's wrongdoings and your tactics. Whoever invented chess, I applaud you. You are a certified genius. We STILL haven't made a perfect chess bot yet. Who knows? Maybe there's a 36-move-checkmate from the starting position? Maybe some moves Stockfish perceives as right could be blunders. Who knows? There's literally infinite possibilities in the game of chess. I hope this inspired you or you took something out of this. Hopefully this will remind you to never quit your journey of anything, really. Face it, you won't be perfect, but you're far from the worst. If you read the entire thing up till this point, thank you. All of this came from my own observations and ideas, so thank you for browsing my insights on the game of chess. Well written dude! You should turn this into a blog.
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Any simple board game (with no element of luck) can have some kind of mathematical and logistical side to it. I don't get the point you're trying to pass here.

Any simple board game (with no element of luck) can have some kind of mathematical and logistical side to it. I don't get the point you're trying to pass here.
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#6

I may be mistaken but I believe the strength of a chess program is more based upon the strength of it's data base rather than a mathematical calculation though of course I do understand that statistical analysis plays a large part in the functioning of such programs . I did read an article ( I think in Chess Cafe) suggesting one way to best a computer is by playing 'off the book'moves.. Obviously the computer has a larger book than you do so the recommendation is basically to try to move outside the computers data base.
I did enjoy your post btw.

I may be mistaken but I believe the strength of a chess program is more based upon the strength of it's data base rather than a mathematical calculation though of course I do understand that statistical analysis plays a large part in the functioning of such programs . I did read an article ( I think in Chess Cafe) suggesting one way to best a computer is by playing 'off the book'moves.. Obviously the computer has a larger book than you do so the recommendation is basically to try to move outside the computers data base. I did enjoy your post btw.
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@Thiruvananthapuram said in #1

I've been thinking, chess can't be a game.

Well, respectfully I disagree with you right there. I'm afraid you have a unique definition of the word "game" which deviates from the general meaning.

Let's look into it. The word "Game"
Here's the general meaning: Any activity described by a set of rules, especially for the purpose of entertainment, often competitive or having an explicit or definite goal.

Let's keep that in mind

(Extracted from wiki)

It's a series of complex mathematical expressions on an 8 by 8 board portrayed by game pieces.

You pretty much defined chess right there.
Now as you know, there's an order by which it goes. And it can't possibly advance without following the "rules"

Now what are the rules of chess?
I bet we all already know all the rules in detail so I won't needlessly explain it here

Having said that, if there was no real rules to follow at all, it would mean that it's okay to make an invalid move.
For example: Imagine having a knight on c3 and moving it all the way to capture a pawn at h7.

Ridiculous isn't it?
That's just invalid hence the game cannot continue mathematically/ in agreement.

Let's still keep in mind the standard definition of the word "Game" here

We know there are fixed rules in chess. And It's a competitive sport for sure, entertaining.
And there is an explicit goal that every chess player should have which is to exploit statistical weaknesses (if there's any) and arrive at a mating position.

Chess is infinite, so to speak, but guess what, it's part of the "game" nonetheless

In conclusion, chess is indeed just a game.

Cheers

@Thiruvananthapuram said in #1 > I've been thinking, chess can't be a game. Well, respectfully I disagree with you right there. I'm afraid you have a unique definition of the word "game" which deviates from the general meaning. Let's look into it. The word "Game" Here's the general meaning: Any activity described by a set of rules, especially for the purpose of entertainment, often competitive or having an explicit or definite goal. Let's keep that in mind (Extracted from wiki) > It's a series of complex mathematical expressions on an 8 by 8 board portrayed by game pieces. You pretty much defined chess right there. Now as you know, there's an order by which it goes. And it can't possibly advance without following the "rules" Now what are the rules of chess? I bet we all already know all the rules in detail so I won't needlessly explain it here Having said that, if there was no real rules to follow at all, it would mean that it's okay to make an invalid move. For example: Imagine having a knight on c3 and moving it all the way to capture a pawn at h7. Ridiculous isn't it? That's just invalid hence the game cannot continue mathematically/ in agreement. Let's still keep in mind the standard definition of the word "Game" here We know there are fixed rules in chess. And It's a competitive sport for sure, entertaining. And there is an explicit goal that every chess player should have which is to exploit statistical weaknesses (if there's any) and arrive at a mating position. Chess is infinite, so to speak, but guess what, it's part of the "game" nonetheless In conclusion, chess is indeed just a game. Cheers

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