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hasty_pudding | 1 year ago

The problem is you don't know if it's a blunder until after.

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titusjohnson|1 year ago

Blunders are things you _could_ or _should_ have avoided, had you only taken a moment to pause and think.

CharlesW|1 year ago

By "blunders", the author includes both those which can be prevented (see section "Preventable blunders") and those which can't. This is one of the reasons this article is silly.

Next in the series is, "Avoid accidents: 80% of being a good driver."

iopq|1 year ago

That's not applicable to chess. Some blunders are deep and neither player sees mate in 10.

The computer immediately sees mate in 10 and calls the last move a blunder. The opponent misses the mate in 10 and moves elsewhere, the computer puts it as a blunder.

Both players blundered without even seeing a clear win, and it would take them an hour of analysis to see the exact sequence and prove there's no way to escape it even though there are a hundred variations

rapsey|1 year ago

So success is more likely by not being an idiot. Not exactly helpful advice.