Meaning of draw death | Babel Free

Definitions

The phenomenon of draws becoming more prevalent among professional chess players, potentially leading to a loss of popular interest in competitive chess.

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Examples

“The memorization of opening theory and the intensive study of an opponent's oeuvre so dominate the modern game that when two grand masters square off, the first twenty moves unfold like a stale sitcom plot. Players often lament that "draw death" is killing the game.”

“Artificial intelligence has heightened chess’s old fear of "draw death", where the game is analysed to the degree that wins disappear.”

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