• Fedegenerate@lemmynsfw.com
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    9 months ago

    Nakamura said in a podcast all he would need to know is that there is a winning move and he’d be able to find it.

    So, just one buzz is enough that says “in this position there is a move that wins the game”.

    Kinda like everyone’s ratings in puzzles is higher than in elo because by the very nature of the puzzle there is a winning sequence to find.

    In play, if I don’t spot a winning tactic I just move to (try to) improve my position. In puzzles if I don’t spot a winning tactic, I look again, and again, and again…

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      9 months ago

      Yes, that would be easier to keep track, and less risk of accidentally cumming.