Re: Fischer's death again begs the question: Why is there no chess

David Kane wrote:
> 
> "David Damerell" <damerell@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
> news:K6v*LCL9r@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> Quoting  David Kane <davidekane@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>:
>>> "David Damerell" <damerell@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
>>>> Who's tossing this coin and communicating the decision to all the 
>>>> players
>>>> in considerably less than a minute, none of whom will blab or 
>>>> decline to
>>>> participate in the fiddle?
>>> I think it would be in principle no more difficult for a soccer team 
>>> to pull
>>> this off without suspicion than it would be for chess players.
>>
>> Obviously it is just as easy for 22 players (plus the actual 
>> coinflippers)
>> some of whom are of limited intelligence to keep a secret as it is for
>> two.
> 
> You simply haven't considered the difficulties in implementing the
> cheating scheme that Mr. Richerby proposes in chess.
> 
> Imagine that I have an agreement with Mr. Richerby (both of us
> being dishonorable people) so that whenever we reach a
> drawn position, we agree to flip a coin and the loser throws
> the game.
> 
> We reach such a position, implement our plan, and I lose the toss.
> Both of us are near the top of the tournament, so it is going to cost
> me prize money today when I lose on purpose. Sure, he will gain
> a lot more than I lose, but that does me no good today. 

Have you considered the remote possibility that the two players will 
split the prize money right down the middle?


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