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Using the doubling cube in Chess

Posted By: Art Grater
Date: Friday, 5 August 2011, at 4:17 a.m.

In Response To: Using the doubling cube in Chess (leobueno)

A cube seems more natural in a game with a higher level of volatility than chess like, say, backgammon.

If chess were PURELY a game of skill then chess matches would only need to be 1-pointers. By analogy, if I went into the ring with Manny Pacquiao, then one round, 12 rounds, no difference: knock-out. (If anyone is wondering, me on the mat.)

But for a number of obvious reasons, chess matches are multiple games. If they wanted half the games, they'd make the matches half as long. The cube is far more nuanced in BG.

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