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The reports of the TO's death have been grossly exaggerated
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<blockquote data-quote="Randy Carson" data-source="post: 895866" data-attributes="member: 766"><p>I enjoy playing chess. I'm not great...disappointingly not great, actually.</p><p></p><p>But I mention this to make a point: one aspect of opening theory in chess is that the over the centuries, millions of players have studied the best opening moves to a depth of 15, 20, 25 moves. Especially with the rise of computer analysis, both players generally know these "theoretical best" lines by heart. It's only at that point that they are "out of book" - unless one of them decides to try a novelty. </p><p></p><p>Stay with me. </p><p></p><p>Now, one player may decide to play an opening which is technically not as good as another...but he knows it better than his opponent. This is true because no one - not even Grandmasters - can know all of the possible moves that can occur in all the openings. So, playing something unusual creates an advantage for the player employing it while the opposing player, who rarely sees this off-beat opening/defense, is the one at a disadvantage. (Side note: this is why fake punts, halfback passes, onside kicks and other "trick" plays work occasionally.)</p><p></p><p>Hopefully, you see where I'm going with this. The TO gives the school running it an edge. Other schools don't see it often enough to become proficient at it. Sure, they may still win the game because of their superior talent (just as a grandmaster will beat the patzer <em>regardless</em>), but the lesser team still has a <em>chance</em> to win because they are doing something different. And against less great teams (and here I'm thinking of EVERY team on our schedule other than Clemson and Georgia), Tech would have a reasonable chance to win - even win handily.</p><p></p><p>Chess...er, the TO...isn't everyone's game, of course. But I'm at a loss to understand how doing the same thing that everyone else is doing and prepping for week in and week out is going to result in great modern-era success for Tech - hear this - in light of the fact that other schools have more money, easier majors, and other systemic advantages over us.</p><p></p><p>Your move.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Randy Carson, post: 895866, member: 766"] I enjoy playing chess. I'm not great...disappointingly not great, actually. But I mention this to make a point: one aspect of opening theory in chess is that the over the centuries, millions of players have studied the best opening moves to a depth of 15, 20, 25 moves. Especially with the rise of computer analysis, both players generally know these "theoretical best" lines by heart. It's only at that point that they are "out of book" - unless one of them decides to try a novelty. Stay with me. Now, one player may decide to play an opening which is technically not as good as another...but he knows it better than his opponent. This is true because no one - not even Grandmasters - can know all of the possible moves that can occur in all the openings. So, playing something unusual creates an advantage for the player employing it while the opposing player, who rarely sees this off-beat opening/defense, is the one at a disadvantage. (Side note: this is why fake punts, halfback passes, onside kicks and other "trick" plays work occasionally.) Hopefully, you see where I'm going with this. The TO gives the school running it an edge. Other schools don't see it often enough to become proficient at it. Sure, they may still win the game because of their superior talent (just as a grandmaster will beat the patzer [I]regardless[/I]), but the lesser team still has a [I]chance[/I] to win because they are doing something different. And against less great teams (and here I'm thinking of EVERY team on our schedule other than Clemson and Georgia), Tech would have a reasonable chance to win - even win handily. Chess...er, the TO...isn't everyone's game, of course. But I'm at a loss to understand how doing the same thing that everyone else is doing and prepping for week in and week out is going to result in great modern-era success for Tech - hear this - in light of the fact that other schools have more money, easier majors, and other systemic advantages over us. Your move. [/QUOTE]
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