Thread: Chess Gambling?
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Old 11-01-2007, 12:46 PM
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Default Re: Chess Gambling?

The main problem is that many strong chess players prefer winning every game instead of winning money, a terrible mistake for a hustler. If they simply lost 1/3 of the time, they could play for much higher stakes.

If you don't want to distort the game with a time constraint or a handicap, try this: At moves 10 and 20, there is a 1/4 chance that the players have to switch sides.
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