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DoeCommaJohn t1_irmsyoq wrote

Reply to comment by MindSwipe in [OC] Percent of human moves matching computer recommended moves in top chess tournaments by Evidently_21

I remember seeing a video that talked about how chess players were becoming more “gentlemanly” and so, as a sign or sportsmanship, would make an intentionally bad first move

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MindSwipe t1_irn5951 wrote

I saw that video too, but I thought that was much earlier, like the 1600s or so

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tyen0 t1_irnynw8 wrote

This analysis excludes the first four moves.

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DoeCommaJohn t1_irok1o2 wrote

But it’s possible that the gentlemanly thing extended past the first 4 moves and people were intentionally making suboptimal moves. It’s also possibly something else, like maybe chess became less popular or maybe chess became so popular that less skilled players entered candidate tournaments.

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