If a transhuman was to compete in chess, what do you think the rules should be?

Asked by luigirovatti (3001

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Let’s suppose a human with an AI in his brain wanted to play chess. Obviously it’s not allowed. There’s cyborg chess, but I don’t think it refers to this specific scenario. How would you like this person to play? What rules would be implemented?

Personally, I think the only way this person is allowed to is with other transhumans.

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I would say the opponent then should be allowed to use a chess computer, if the cyborg’s ELO rating is too high. Or reintroduce Handicaps, also based on ELO ratings.

ragingloli (52277

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Meh. Only the biggest nerds sit around jerking off about which computer can beat which. Chess is like women’s sports now: a protected subcategory from the top level, that exists for its own cultural reasons. There would be no appetite or appeal to cyborg chess. We already know that flesh is a hinderance to chess ability, so it’d basically be computer v computer battle with fleshy interfaces for the kids. Yawn.

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