On Mar 14, 11:31 pm, remysun2...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
> I think everybody's missing the point, and that is that chess gets to
> a point where you can't afford to lose. Sure everybody says that you
> have to lose a lot of games against better competition if you want to
> get any better, but once you're where you ought to be, losing hurts
> you. Therefore, there needs to be an incenticve to take the risk.
Yes, there are some general observations that can be made independent
of micro-tweaking the scoring system. As David Kane pointed out
earlier, if you're doing better than everyone else in the tournament,
and the tournament is almost over, draws are great. They're low risk,
they maintain your lead, and bring the tournament closer to a
conclusion. Conversely if you're already losing, then take more
risks. This is a well known principle that can be applied to a single
game of Backgammon and a lot of other situations. There's probably a
name for this principle. The ______ principle.
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