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Article #302Re: deviation from Perfect Play
From: Col. G. L. Sicherman
Date: Mon, 10 Mar 1986 17:35
Date: Mon, 10 Mar 1986 17:35
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> The question is:
>
> IS IT POSSIBLE FOR THE LOSER OF THE GAME TO ACTUALLY HAVE
> ACQUIRED LOWER SCORE? IN OTHER WORD, IS IT POSSIBLE FOR THE LOSER TO HAVE
> MADE FEWER DEVIATION FROM A PERFECT PLAY EVEN THOUGH HE LOST THE GAME??
It's not hard to construct an example. More specifically, imagine a
game in which White often plays 2nd-best moves and Black often plays
3rd-best moves. After 40 moves White has a winning advantage. He
then plays a 2nd-best move in a position where all moves but the best
lose instantly.
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Col. G. L. Sicherman
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