Quantum Chess - a modern variant of probability chess [ unknown term ] where figures can be in quantum superposition and the ensuing quantum entanglement . Due to the complexity of the implementation, this game is only possible on electronic devices. The game uses a pseudo random number generator . It is not a game with full information.
| Quantum chess | |
|---|---|
| Inventory | Virtual game |
| Players | 2 |
| Complexity of rules | Very high |
| Strategy level | Tall |
| The influence of chance | Yes |
| Develops skills | tactics , strategy , combinational vision , visual memory, knowledge of the principles of quantum mechanics . |
History
For the first time, quantum chess was shown in 2016 in a comedy short - Anyone Can Quantum . It featured a duel between Stephen Hawking and Paul Rudd .
Board and starting position
Identical to chess.
| a | b | c | d | e | f | g | h | ||
| eight |              | eight | |||||||
| 7 | 7 | ||||||||
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||
| five | five | ||||||||
| four | four | ||||||||
| 3 | 3 | ||||||||
| 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| one | one | ||||||||
| a | b | c | d | e | f | g | h | ||
Rules
The main difference from conventional chess is that the game is played on a superposition of chess boards. Simply put, on multiple boards at once. A piece can make a normal move according to the rules of chess, or it can enter a superposition (this looks like a double move without taking). After the figure has entered a superposition, it visually “bifurcates”, and its existence begins to be determined by probability. The probability changes if a figure in one of its superpositions follows the path of another figure (quantum entanglement). The king may enter into a superposition during the check, therefore the concept of check in the game is absent - the king can be “eaten up” in one of his superpositions. The probability of victory when taking such a king is determined by a random number generator. If the player surrenders, then the probability of surrender is also determined by the random number generator. Castling is also probabilistic.
See also
- Probability theory
- Quantum mechanics
Links
- Analysis: How to play quantum chess? . meduza.io (March 5, 2016). Date of treatment June 26, 2019.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hi0BzqV_b44&t=254s - demonstration of the game in Anyone Can Quantum
- Quantum chess review at geektimes
- Online Test Board
- http://store.steampowered.com/app/453870/ - Steam version of quantum chess for PC