Indeed, some the Hikaru's Games in 3/0 against other GMs are truly, outstandingly, sharp and almost draws; replete with razor sharp exchanges, going down to the wire on the time controls. Lyrical, and almost breathtakingly grand. What a pleasure to watch.
Indeed, the top 5 ranked players in Blitz (mostly above 3000 rating) are simply amazing to watch. Certainly not like watching "paint dry" in our own OTB, or regular-time-control games.
I like that Honda you're driving, Fishy.
I look forward to seeing the (new) Acura Integra arise (again) in 2022-23.
I wouldn't say _probably_. Of all of the all possible permutations in chess, all you need is _one_ which can provably result in a win. It's like searching for a needle in a haystack but it just might be in there.
"Pragmatic Evidence" that chess is "most-likely" a draw is "offered up daily" on this site. Just watch GMs play Game in 3/0. Lots of their amazingly sharp games end in DRAWS.
Mathematical Proofs, notwithstanding. Nuff Said?
**That kind of "pragmatical thinking" was Ponz111's initial proposition(!), was it not?
3|0 games do not tell much.
5 day per move games with engines do
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GM Correspondence Chess in now competitively played with (legal) Computer Support.
Wake up and smell the roses, "mathematical pin-heads," that habitually beg the question of whether or not -- "Chess is a Draw?"
Nuff said? LOL.
Oh my Gosh. This thread, (and some folks now posting in former US Correspondence Champion PONZ111's thread) have FINALLY focused on the "real issue." The real "PRAGMATICAL" problem, some might say.
Praise the Lord, and Pass the Ammunition!
This morning I (again) witnessed two GMs playing Game in 3/0. Black had a one pawn advantage from the around move pair #15, until the final (drawn result) roughly around move pair #66.
What's so fascinating about it, was the 25-ply deep! rook and pawn endgame that I witnessed, and was fascinated by how ACTIVELY each of the GMs used their rooks. Just watching them reach that draw was worth studying about 25 pages of endgame theory on how to use your rooks "actively."
But that it all happened in just 6 total minutes provides "ongoing evidence" (that chess is likely a draw), for all competitors (especially GMs) arguably the (rule-of thumb-take-away-lesson from our thoroughly delightful, royal game.
Once you are hooked on learning, playing, (and learning more yet again) the royal game becomes an exciting, life-long passion, regardless of how old and decrepit you might become in later life. No pun intended.
On a completely different subject -- "Why Chess is a Draw," by former U.S. Correspondent Chess Champion (David Taylor), aka Ponz111. When you can watch two Russian GMs play 71+ moves in a Game in 3/0 time control, and, every step of the way the game remains sharp, balanced, and progressively moving towards either a decisively winning position, (or a fricken draw!) BY BOTH PLAYERS, AND then the game eventually ends in an all pieces and pawns exchanged "off the board;" and two Kings and no pawns left, DRAW. Then you sit back in your chair (watching the show) and shout "Fricken Amazing, Chess sure looks a Draw, from where I sit. Ha!"
** Sorry for the digression, so let's get back to "NOTHING," aka the best discussion thread on this Chess Site, IMHO. Now that's Fricken Important!
https://www.chess.com/forum/view/off-topic/a-thread-about-nothing?page=965#last_comment