one thought per chess game (on the AppleVision)

💡 I should have a page about the AppleVision on my new home page.

The loss by mouse-slip is less painful than the loss by hanging ⚙️( to hang a chess piece is to make a move where it can be captured by the opponent's piece) a knight in one move.

The win by time-out (with six seconds remaining) in a position that is losing on the board is also unsatisfying.

💡 in chess, the clock is a piece.

The loss by timeout (against 47 seconds) in a worse position (with counterplay) was also unsatisfying.

🌎 this is "bullet" chess. 2+1 time format. Two minutes on the clock, plus one second per move.

Finally, a checkmate. With 1.9 seconds left.

He tried to flag ⚙️( to flag in chess is to lose because you run out of time) me. He gave away several pieces, and then blundered checkmate.

The "boring" nature of a chess-game opening is both a blessing and a curse.

⚔️ well, actually, there is an alternative: Fischer-Random. AKA Chess960.

🔥 I could do that. but I could also not play the Giuoco Piano and the Caro-Kann every time. ⚙️( maybe those shouldn't be primary topic status)

It is a place where a well-trained player can get an advantage. But the effort to get such an advantage is almost always self-detrimental.

A tournament. 12 rounds, 3+0.

I play an 1800. He makes no mistakes. I lose on time and on the board.

I play a 1700. He hangs a queen. I have 45 seconds left, and do not checkmate.

💡 unlike the ELO matched play (which will quickly converge to a 50% points scored), there is no reason to believe I won't lose all 12 games here.

⚔️ well, actually, I got an "unpaired bye".

i leave the tournament. I get a match where i thought i was winning at the end, but it never was. I missed the mate threat, and then lost on time.

I play 1+0. I lose. The lines are simpler. But it is still very fast.

🔥 He didn't notice I hung a rook, but I did.

I play 1+0. I lose.

💡 as a reminder, at some point the rating will stabilize at a 50% win rate.

I play a pair of games at 1+0. One win each.

That might conclude our broadcast day.