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Chess, Cheating, Psychology, Analogy

Posted By: Timothy Chow
Date: Tuesday, 17 June 2014, at 10:43 p.m.

In Response To: Chess, Cheating, Psychology, Analogy (Jeremy Bagai)

Jeremy Bagai asked:

And (separate question) is it possible that even chess positions are objectively "easier to play" (more stable?) than positions with slight imbalances? Is the error data actually evidence of a cognitive bias?

This is an interesting question, which I think is difficult to answer in a strictly objective manner.

In backgammon, the analogous questions would be:

1. Do players tend to throw away more equity when they are a huge favorite or a huge underdog than when the game is even?

2. Assuming the answer to question 1 is yes, is this evidence of cognitive bias or is it evidence that lopsided positions are harder to play?

I'm not sure how one would go about answering question 2 in an objective fashion.

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