On Feb 19, 11:12 pm, "Jason__911" wrote:

Is the initial position in chess a mutual Zugswang?

If that were the case, i think you'd see black win a higher % of the time
instead of white, no?

Assumes perfect or near-perfect play by humans -- LOL!


A crackhead FM named Kevin Gentes once told me that he believed the exchange
french was "better" for black, not equal as most GM's believe.

So?

ie; 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 =/+

In his opinion what was in a sort of "mild zugzwang" where he couldn't do
anything but weaken his position.

So?


I'm not sure if he came up with this assessment before or after he started
doing heavy amounts of crack, crystal meth, cheap booze, and amphetamines.

Irrelevant; crackhead FMs know next to nothing about
such complex issues as this. Even sober GMs know
little about truly *perfect* play, and their [postulated]
concurrence reflects the simple fact that they mainly
study the same books and other sources, which maintain
equality of this position.

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Maybe, as a practical matter the idea is even worse, for
it ignores the obvious improvement of position of individual
men which occurs in the early stages of the game. The
very idea that, arranged on the back row, either side's men
are optimally placed wreaks of absurdity. Logic tells us that
the placement of the men can be improved, at least up to a
point. For one, the King's safety can be improved, by
allowing the other men to assist in defense of weak points
in his immediate vicinity (i.e. f2 or f7).


ps, I've mated both Kevin (on the board), and his late wife (off the board)

FYI: Having sexual relations with a male, crackhead FM
is not technically "mating" him. The mating process relates
to (hopefully) one male and one female, and the process of
reproduction. In fact, it means little or nothing to have engaged
in such activities with other members of the same sex, as
explained by Doctors Johnson and Johnson, circa mid-1900s.
Even so, the involvement of crack, meth, uppers and alcohol
excuses *his* behavior to some extent -- which is more than
can be said for you, you perverted freak! But I digress... .

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