Timeline for How are the scores decided in Chess?
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| Apr 7, 2017 at 5:31 | comment | added | user1583209 | @Ray Agreed, that's what I meant. | |
| Apr 7, 2017 at 3:25 | comment | added | Ray | Although you do say that your description of how the score is used is simplified, one detail is worth mentioning: it doesn't pick the series of moves that gives the best possible score, since that would be a line in which the opponent makes a long series of blunders. It instead alternates: on its turn, it picks the move that yields the best score, and for the opponent's turn, it assumes they'll pick the move that gives the worst score (for it). Which is to say, it picks the series of moves that is optimal given perfect play by the opponent. more details | |
| Apr 6, 2017 at 11:08 | history | answered | user1583209 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |