tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12844144.post5987456951544049300..comments2024-02-18T10:25:18.117-05:00Comments on The Kenilworthian: Chess and DiplomacyMichael Goellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14512012158305281566noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12844144.post-34969619883912668492013-01-16T16:32:05.474-05:002013-01-16T16:32:05.474-05:00Poker is the same with chess in such a way that bo...Poker is the same with chess in such a way that both game use thinking skills. However, with poker, strategy and great mathematical skills are required to win a game. It would be great to get a <a href="http://www.pokerabcs.com/poker-tips/playing-tips" rel="nofollow">poker tip</a> from a professional whether one is ready to play with a large or small group.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03174968689893785505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12844144.post-25627867601031669922010-03-12T20:11:58.079-05:002010-03-12T20:11:58.079-05:00Hey, Grandmaster Goeller,
As an ordinary A player...Hey, Grandmaster Goeller,<br /><br />As an ordinary A player that plays more like a B player and should finally be awarded his ordinary master of the arts degree in political science in May of this year, I can tell you that not only is American foreign policy more akin to poker than it is to chess, but so is diplomacy and, more generally international relations. That's because if we look at chess from the standpoint of game theory, we would find that it is a game of perfect information (everything we need to know about it we can see on the board). Poker, by contrast, is a game of imperfect information (your opponent, unless he's either clumsy or foolish enough) will not let you know what set of cards he or she has. We all know that states do keep certain matters secret from each other and that they spy on each other, thereby making their knowledge of one another rather asymetric. It is therefore doubtful that any government has all of the complete information that it can have on any other government, thereby putting them in an environment of imperfect information. Hence, the field of international relations is more similar to poker than it is to chess. <br /><br />Ari (Grandmaster Minkov)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12844144.post-25253549973187802882007-01-30T16:51:00.000-05:002007-01-30T16:51:00.000-05:00Also in this situation the "center" (aka IRAQ) is ...Also in this situation the "center" (aka IRAQ) is 20,000 miles from washington and 400 miles from Tehran. how's that for a strategic advantage?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12844144.post-83859263939347190762007-01-29T08:46:00.000-05:002007-01-29T08:46:00.000-05:00Michael ---
Thank you for a well done and thought...Michael ---<br /><br />Thank you for a well done and thought provoking entry.<br /><br />bradAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12844144.post-80108910288846967582007-01-28T07:46:00.000-05:002007-01-28T07:46:00.000-05:00One difference between a real military conflict an...One difference between a real military conflict and chess is that control of the center is not as strong; in chess, when you control the center, typically it is assumed that you also control your own back rank. If this is not the case in the real situation, then it is a military disaster, since you would surrounded on all sides.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com