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Luck in chess

Posted By: Chuck Bower
Date: Tuesday, 13 January 2015, at 6:24 p.m.

In Response To: Attempt at clarification (Taper_Mike)

Don't know if this interview with Robertie has been discussed here before. IMO the entire interview is worth listening to. Somewhere along the line (I think near the end) he discusses luck in chess. Isn't the typical view I've heard.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkJVWkhqaDw

Messages In This Thread

• Backgammon more of a "game of skill" now than in the past?
  Timothy Chow -- Sunday, 11 January 2015, at 8:45 p.m.
  • Backgammon more of a "game of skill" now than in the past?
    trichard -- Sunday, 11 January 2015, at 10:14 p.m.
    • Backgammon more of a "game of skill" now than in the past?
      Mick Z -- Monday, 12 January 2015, at 12:30 a.m.
    • Backgammon more of a "game of skill" now than in the past?
      Colin Owen -- Monday, 12 January 2015, at 6:20 a.m.
  • Backgammon more of a "game of skill" now than in the past?
    Casper Van der Tak -- Sunday, 11 January 2015, at 10:24 p.m.
    • +1:-) *NM*
      garyo -- Monday, 12 January 2015, at 2:02 p.m.
  • Backgammon more of a "game of skill" now than in the past?
    Bob Koca -- Monday, 12 January 2015, at 12:13 a.m.
  • Attempt at clarification
    Timothy Chow -- Monday, 12 January 2015, at 5:25 p.m.
    • Attempt at clarification
      Bob Koca -- Monday, 12 January 2015, at 7:15 p.m.
      • Attempt at clarification
        Taper_Mike -- Monday, 12 January 2015, at 8:09 p.m.
        • Attempt at clarification
          Jakob Garal -- Monday, 12 January 2015, at 9:50 p.m.
          • Attempt at clarification
            Taper_Mike -- Monday, 12 January 2015, at 11:13 p.m.
        • Attempt at clarification
          Casper Van der Tak -- Monday, 12 January 2015, at 10:48 p.m.
          • Attempt at clarification
            Tom Keith -- Monday, 12 January 2015, at 11:42 p.m.
        • Attempt at clarification
          Jakob Garal -- Tuesday, 13 January 2015, at 1:57 p.m.
          • Attempt at clarification
            Timothy Chow -- Tuesday, 13 January 2015, at 5:15 p.m.
          • Attempt at clarification
            Casper Van der Tak -- Tuesday, 13 January 2015, at 5:55 p.m.
        • Luck in chess
          Chuck Bower -- Tuesday, 13 January 2015, at 6:24 p.m.
          • Luck in chess / Bill Robertie Position
            Wolfgang -- Saturday, 17 January 2015, at 4:36 p.m.
            • Luck in chess / Bill Robertie Position
              Philippe Michel -- Saturday, 17 January 2015, at 8:49 p.m.
              • That's great!
                Wolfgang -- Saturday, 17 January 2015, at 9:19 p.m.
          • Links to Interviews with Jake Jacobs & Kent Goulding
            Taper_Mike -- Wednesday, 21 January 2015, at 6:16 a.m.
    • Attempt at clarification
      Stick -- Monday, 12 January 2015, at 8:47 p.m.
    • Attempt at clarification--the answer is obvious
      Phil Simborg -- Wednesday, 14 January 2015, at 8:37 a.m.
      • Attempt at clarification--the answer is obvious
        Albert Steg -- Wednesday, 14 January 2015, at 1:34 p.m.
  • Backgammon more of a "game of skill" now than in the past?
    Chuck Bower -- Monday, 12 January 2015, at 5:47 p.m.
    • Backgammon more of a "game of skill" now than in the past?
      Bob Koca -- Monday, 12 January 2015, at 7:36 p.m.
      • Backgammon more of a "game of skill" now than in the past?
        Chuck Bower -- Tuesday, 13 January 2015, at 6:38 p.m.
  • Backgammon more of a "game of skill" now than in the past?
    Jakob Garal -- Monday, 12 January 2015, at 6:28 p.m.
  • Backgammon more of a "game of skill" now than in the past?
    ah_clem -- Monday, 12 January 2015, at 9:38 p.m.
  • Backgammon more of a "game of skill" now than in the past?
    Daniel Murphy -- Tuesday, 13 January 2015, at 5:23 p.m.
    • Backgammon more of a "game of skill" now than in the past?
      Albert Steg -- Tuesday, 13 January 2015, at 6:58 p.m.
  • Backgammon more of a "game of skill" now than in the past?
    Albert Steg -- Tuesday, 13 January 2015, at 6:15 p.m.
    • Backgammon more of a "game of skill" now than in the past?
      Timothy Chow -- Tuesday, 13 January 2015, at 10:54 p.m.