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Chess, because there's a horse :)
(/s; I'm sure they're both fine, but I've never tried Go and don't know how it works.)
But how does the horsey move?
It's a secret!
Chess, because I'm biased and learned how to play that one first.
Go is probably better if you consider that chess has largely become a memorization game, while Go maintains a strong calculation focus even during the computer age.
chess has largely become a memorization game
Chess is like wrestling.
Someone that is very good is going to be very careful and expect their opponent to be laying a trap.
So a novice that does something "stupid" might actually pull off a quick win. But get absolutely demolished in a rematch.
If they know their opponent is a novice, they'll do some boring memorization move and easily win.
Pretty sure that Magnus Carlson guy just invented a new opening, because he's so much better he just fucked in beginnings for the novelty of it and found a new strategy.
Yeah I'm guilty of walking people into the Lasker trap when it comes up. Great time
And yeah Magnus is wild with his games. Computer chess just wants to shuffle the pieces until a winning end game appears in a similar way it feels like
I prefer Go because it has a nice typing system, has nice builtin tooling, and I've never heard of a language called Chess.
I prefer Chess, but they're both fantastic. The last couple of years, it really feels like Chess has shot back into the mainstream - and it's exciting!
I’m a teacher and I see so many kids play chess.com on their phones. It’s the only thing they do on their phones that I don’t hate.
That actually fills me with joy to read.
Queens Gambit on Netflix definitely helped, plus anarchy chess and all that stuff.
It certainly did. It certainly got me playing again!
Do as the little girl in the taco commercial once said: why not have both?
Whichever one you like better
Alright, I'll go against the grain and say that Go is the better game.
I'm not very good at Go, but I'll always consider it the better game. It's less about memorization and more about planning, adaptability, and intuition.
It has rules for handicap to allow inexperienced players to compete on a more even footing with experienced players.
The board can be scaled down for faster, more tactical experiences.
It has a 7.7 on boardgamegeek to chess's 7.2.
Define "better".
As the man who's opinion is the standard reference guide, it's whatever I specifically like better.
It's going to be impossible to define "better" here because that's a subjective opinion. But I will make a couple statements.
In most of the world, Chess is much more popular. However in China, Go is much more popular. In 1997 an AI manages to beat the Chess world champion for the first time. It wasn't until 2016 that AI managed to beat the Go champion.
That implies that Go has more permutations and is a more "complex" type of game that is harder for computers to brute force. Does that make it better? Up to you.
I prefer Chess but likely just because I grew up playing it. If I were Chinese I would likely prefer Go. I've tried playing Go before but couldn't get into it because I didn't understand it fully.
Of the two, probably Go because it's easier to set up and modify. You can have Go games of several different sizes, and it can be drawn on paper if you need it to be. Though I also like the different variants of Chess that are not classic Chess. Not that it has never been hybridized; look up a game called Cho (have been asked to link in this manner, Google having more commonality I guess, questions didn't seem welcome).
Chessbox is the best modification ever.
What's Chessbox?
Oh. You said Chessbox and I thought it was in the sense of boxes or something.
Go! Easier to learn, cheaper to play, and way more strategic.
Chess. Fight me.
Personally, I prefer Chess, but it’s for stupid reasons.
I like that there’s a variety of pieces, it’s easier to determine the winner, and it requires less fiddling around to play out a capturing move.
Chess
I'm a Go guy. Love the immense strategy, love the vibe. Chess is fun, but less room for creativity imho.
is there some kind of chess.com or lichess equivalent for go? I have a friend who always kicks my ass at correspondance chess, might be nice to have a change of scenery