Chance and luck in chess

[Roger de Coverly]

Reacting probably to Stephen Moss's new book.
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/ ... e-of-chess

Stephen Morris (not Moss) replied
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/ ... e-of-chess

He mentions the vanishing small chance that an amateur club player would have to beat Carlsen and contrasts it with Backgammon at the level of a single game.

He doesn't mention simuls which place a time and distraction handicap on the giver. Carlsen was up to the task recently, playing a thirty minute clock simul in New York against 11 players.
http://en.chessbase.com/post/carlsen-wi ... simul-11-0

That format is unlikely to benefit weaker club players who might struggle to complete a game accurately with thirty minute son the clock under normal circumstances.

Edited to clear up Stephen M's

[Christopher Kreuzer]

Roger, you are confusing Stephen Moss and Stephen Morris.

14 September: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/ ... e-in-chess
(Stephen Moss article)

16 September: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/ ... s-at-chess
(two letters responding to Stephen Moss's article of 14 September, one letter by a Stephen Morris)

22 September: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/ ... e-of-chess
(a Professor Peter Ayton responds to Stephen Morris)

26 September: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/ ... e-of-chess
(Stephen Morris responds to Professor Ayton)