Alli TorbanAny chess mavens out there that can give me another pair of eyes on this viz? I was interested in when the best chess players tend to castle and to which side. So I'm wondering if this viz is clear and accurate (I don't play much chess but am curious about this move!). Thanks!
Francis Gagnon | Voilà@Allitorban Very interesting. I don’t play much either but I truly enjoyed the documentary about Carlson on Netflix. Your viz is very elegant, the conclusion at the top is good and I like that you explain what castling is. Maybe one thing I would like to know is whether the player who castled won the game or not (not just Carlsen).
@francis that would be interesting to see! There is so much interesting
nuance around castling! I'll have to check out that documentary...😀
nuance around castling! I'll have to check out that documentary...😀
Will 🌹🏴@Allitorban this leaves me with the question, "how common is castling?"
I can see that castling, when it occurs, is more common in the early game (a trend that is surely influenced by the requirements for castling), but I don't know if it is actually a common move as this could be only a small fraction of total games. You could consider changing your dependent variable from count to proportion, e.g. out of all "Move #10" in the tourney, what percent were castling?
I can see that castling, when it occurs, is more common in the early game (a trend that is surely influenced by the requirements for castling), but I don't know if it is actually a common move as this could be only a small fraction of total games. You could consider changing your dependent variable from count to proportion, e.g. out of all "Move #10" in the tourney, what percent were castling?
@datatitian great point!! thank you!