Comparing and contrasting to chess - rules complexities

Chess.com begs to differ :smiley:

I never played chess that much to be able to discuss these issues more deeply, but I know there have been several disputes over the years, some even in title matches or whatever (can’t find the most famous now, someone with better memory will be sure to suply instead of me :slight_smile: )

I think that is quite inherent of any more “complex” game that given enough samples you will start finding peculiarities and corner cases…

In my opinion Go is said to have simple rules, because the rules themselves ARE simple - not their aplication. All the stones are worth the same and move the same, there is very little limitation on where you can play, and that’s about it… In chess there is special rule for every piece… That’s (I think) why it is said go has “simpler” rules, but the game itself is more complex…

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