tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6011690536420808420.post1720303525942393278..comments2024-02-20T07:50:13.558+01:00Comments on Chess960 (FRC): Chess960 Needs Fresh EyesMark Weekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10101044127493771263noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6011690536420808420.post-37597572399821940352012-03-03T22:25:29.522+01:002012-03-03T22:25:29.522+01:00Mark you've really hit the nail again. I think...Mark you've really hit the nail again. I think that the BxN tension in Chess960 is a real challenge to evaluate well and I'm constantly either confused about doing it or deluded about not doing it! This is a classic example of inductive scientific inquiry.<br /><br />Basically the issue with Chess960 in this age of consumerism is that people want to obtain theory off the shelf preferably for nothing, so that the can deduce winning moves. <br /><br />Chess960 theory at this stage of it's evolution, is highly inductive theory, and less deductive theory, and so there is little purchasable theory and you have no formula to win other than experimentation and hard work. There is theory, but you can't buy it off the shelf, you have to work at it.<br /><br />There is no theory in Chess960??....<br /><br />Rubbish! <br /><br />There is less deductive theory and more inductive theory in Chess960.....<br /><br />This is good! It explains why you personally like to play both Chess and Chess960. You personally like both forms of inquiry, deductive and inductive inquiry equally.<br /><br />For those unfamiliar with the concepts:<br /><br />Deduction: Working from general theory to specific cases<br /><br />Induction: Working from specific cases to general theory<br /><br />Chess is an old game and so it is highly deductive theory. Chess960 openings are new and so it is highly inductive theory.<br /><br />Enjoy 960HarryOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15971894954907592580noreply@blogger.com