Bio
The story is told of an automaton constructed in such a way that it could play a winning game of chess, answering each move of an opponent with a countermove. A puppet in Turkish attire and with a hookah in its mouth sat before a chessboard placed on a large table. A system of mirrors created the illusion that this table was transparent from all sides. Actually, a little hunchback who was an expert chess player sat inside and guided the puppet’s hand by means of strings. One can imagine a philosophical counterpart to this device. The puppet called ‘historical materialism’ is to win all the time. It can easily be a match for anyone if it enlists the services of theology, which today, as we know, is wizened and has to keep out of sight.
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Rated Games Complete
7 of 20 complete
Stats
- Games Played
- 7
- Rated
- 7
- Won
- 2
- Lost
- 5
- Drawn
- 0
- In Progress
- 0
- All Moves
- 137
- Moves This Month
- 0
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Tournament Victories
No tournament wins yet
Awards
7 rated games complete
Ladder Rank
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Notes
Ratings are provisional until 20 rated games are completed. Ratings may appear erratic until this time.
Highest rating not applicable until 20 games have been completed.
Tournament Entry Rating is not applicable until 20 games have been completed.
Moves This Month is the number of moves made since the 1st of the month.
Highest Rating excludes provisional (first 20) games.
Tournament Entry Rating is calculated by the formula (CurrentRating + HighestRating) / 2.
The entry rating will never drop to more than 100 points below your Highest Rating.
Rated game stats will become available within 24 hours of 20 rated games being completed.