Instigator / Pro
3
1517
rating
15
debates
50.0%
won
Topic
#5416

THBT: Offense is more suitable than defense in Speed Chess.

Status
Finished

The debate is finished. The distribution of the voting points and the winner are presented below.

Winner & statistics
Winner
3
0

After 3 votes and with 3 points ahead, the winner is...

Hero_In_Instatute
Judges
RationalMadman's avatar
RationalMadman
574 debates / 861 votes
No vote
whiteflame's avatar
whiteflame
27 debates / 206 votes
Voted
Benjamin's avatar
Benjamin
98 debates / 50 votes
Voted
Best.Korea's avatar
Best.Korea
403 debates / 91 votes
Voted
AustinL0926's avatar
AustinL0926
33 debates / 25 votes
No vote
Parameters
Publication date
Last updated date
Type
Standard
Number of rounds
5
Time for argument
Three days
Max argument characters
10,000
Voting period
Two weeks
Point system
Winner selection
Voting system
Judges
Contender / Con
0
1500
rating
1
debates
0.0%
won
Description

For clarification, the scope of this debate will be focusing on blitz chess, where the time controls are five minutes for both players.

There is bullet and lightning chess, but I'd rather focus on blitz to give Con more room to argue their point.

By suitable, I shall be required to defend that blitz chess is more mechanically designed for players with a mostly aggressive or offensive style.

Criterion
Pro
Tie
Con
Points
Winner
1 point(s)
Reason:

CON had 1 AI argument and 4 forfeits.

Criterion
Pro
Tie
Con
Points
Winner
1 point(s)
Reason:

Considering that Con only posted one round and that that entire round was AI-generated, while Pro posted two rounds with his actual arguments, this is pretty lop-sided. I consider Con's side a full forfeit, and thus vote Pro.

Criterion
Pro
Tie
Con
Points
Winner
1 point(s)
Reason:

Less fowfeits.