Originally posted by Tsekos the punkGo is very much complicated game in its simplicity.
I have read a few things about this ancient chinese game called "Go". They say that it is more intellectual than chess and that it requires more complicated thoughts.
Is that true?
Can anyone who has played both these games compare them?
Not many rules, yet very hard to master.
But much harder to find opponents - so I stick with chess.
Go advantages in my opinion:
-very simple and very complicated in the same time
-computers are weak
-no draws(so no draws at high level)
Chess advantages:
-easier to get opponents where I live
-looks like more fun
-you can get a draw (at lower levels, draws are still fun, it is nice to draw against a stronger opponent-at high level too many draws are not fun at all)
I promised myself that after I get the FM title in chess(probably never 🙁 ) I will start studying and playing Go 🙂
Originally posted by Tsekos the punkI believe Go has more possible positions which means it's more complicated.
I have read a few things about this ancient chinese game called "Go". They say that it is more intellectual than chess and that it requires more complicated thoughts.
Is that true?
Can anyone who has played both these games compare them?
I'm sure I've read somewhere that Go is indeed much more complicated (the move-tree is rediculously larger). I love to play Go and I think it to be at least as much fun as chess.
I also think I read somewhere that Go requires more strategic planning than chess (chess is mostly tactics, at least according to Rybka).
I dunno though, I'm not that strong at Go.
I mostly prefer chess because I'm most familiar with it.
Originally posted by ResigningSoonI think Go is a much better game than chess due its simplicity and strategic elements. Chess has been nearly exhausted with all the opening and endgame theory.
I'm sure I've read somewhere that Go is indeed much more complicated (the move-tree is rediculously larger). I love to play Go and I think it to be at least as much fun as chess.
I also think I read somewhere that Go requires more strategic planning than chess (chess is mostly tactics, at least according to Rybka).
I dunno though, I'm not that strong at Go.
I mostly prefer chess because I'm most familiar with it.
Originally posted by AThousandYoungWhen you make a move in go you have more choices to choose from than in chess, because in go you can just plonk it down almost anywhere. In chess the piece has to move from its current location.
I believe Go has more possible positions which means it's more complicated.
But this does not mean there are more possible positions of the board.
Each "square" on a go board can only be three things: white / black / empty.
Each square on a chess board can be many different things: white pawn / horse / bishop / rook / queen / king / Black pawn / horse / bishop / queen / king / empty.
I know both but I prefer chess. I can relate to it better and find it more interesting. Moreover, it's far more popular so I can actually find someone to play with OTB and people have some idea of what it means to play chess well.
In terms of complexity, I don't know. What's more complicated for a computer isn't always more complicated for a human. Moreover, what seems more complicated to one person may not be to another. Either way, it doesn't matter much because for humans both are infinite and there is more than enough scope for skilled players to rise to the top. Although it's true that chess will have more draws because of its nature. You start with all material and then reduce it rather than the opposite.
Anyway, this is kind of a silly topic. They are very different games and do not even compete with each other. Which is better soccer or football?
Originally posted by ResigningSoonActually Rybka's strength comes from positional elements to a high degree. Brute force calculators are about 800 points weaker.
I'm sure I've read somewhere that Go is indeed much more complicated (the move-tree is rediculously larger). I love to play Go and I think it to be at least as much fun as chess.
I also think I read somewhere that Go requires more strategic planning than chess (chess is mostly tactics, at least according to Rybka).
I dunno though, I'm not that strong at Go.
I mostly prefer chess because I'm most familiar with it.
