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4. Octobre 2004, 00:57:47

Grim Reaper

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modifié par Grim Reaper (4. Octobre 2004, 00:58:32)

You are allowed to disagree, of course.

But I gave mathematical backup.

On a larger board, a piece has to be weaker. It just make sense. How long do you think it would take a Queen to mate a King on a board of dimension 100x100?

Does not the amount of moves required to deliver mate correspond to piece "strength"?

If "no", then why does that harderst Q + K vs. K mate more quickly than the hardest R + K vs. K?

If "yes", then how can your larger board, with mates taking longer, back up your claim that a piece is stronger on it?

Put Ben Johnson, the fastest sprinter, on a 200 meter track, and he is deadly. Put him on a marathon course, is he much less likely to be a strong contender?