Kenneth Rogoff: belief

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…Did he play the Breyer like he used to do? He played the Breyer. That’s right. He played the Breyer, and I didn’t even know that he played it at the time. He played a lot of things. I didn’t know he was playing that. I knew where the pieces go. I knew what I was trying to do and where the pieces go. At one point he made an overly aggressive move that just was a big mistake. I saw it, and I got a winning advantage. It wasn’t an easy winning advantage. I’m convinced that if he had continued the game, he would’ve won. At some point, he had a choice of repeating moves, and he was losing. So, he just repeated moves. I’m not saying I would’ve won. I think I would’ve lost if he kept playing, but it just happened. If I did it 10,000, 20,000 times more, I don’t think it would happen. What do you think of Fischer Random as the future of chess? Because that’s seems to be what Magnus wants. I don’t like it, frankly, but what’s your opinion?…

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