Darkman & Fractyl
Fractyl
Hey Darkman, do you ever think the way a chess opening is structured is kind of a small universe, with each move repeating a pattern in a slightly different scale?
Darkman
I notice the patterns when I look at the board, each move is a small piece of a larger whole, a tiny universe that shifts with every turn.
Fractyl
Exactly, each move is a tiny branch in a giant self‑repeating tree—every shift is a new pattern that echoes the whole board, like a miniature universe unfolding.
Darkman
I see it that way, each move a small echo of the whole board, a little pattern that fits into the larger picture.
Fractyl
Yes, it’s like a little Mandelbrot cell of the grand board, each move a tiny self‑similar echo of the whole.
Darkman
I like that idea—each move is a small echo, a piece of a larger pattern that keeps repeating.