Kairoz & Moriarty
Moriarty
I was thinking about how a single move in a chess game could ripple through history, changing a future you might visit. Have you ever mapped out such a paradox?
Kairoz
Sure thing, I’ve charted a handful. One time a single pawn’s advance in 1865 turned the Civil War into a stalemate, delaying the telegraph for decades. That sent me to a future where railroads were still steam‑powered and the internet was a myth.
Moriarty
Nice. One pawn really does reshape the map. Where exactly does it land in your chart?
Kairoz
It lands on a pawn that moves from e2 to e4 in the opening of the Game of the Century. That tiny shift locks the engine in a loop where the Confederacy never dissolves, and the whole tech timeline rewinds. In my chart it’s a blue line that splits right at that move, heading into a 1990s‑style world that never hit the internet age.
Moriarty
Curious. A single pawn can lock an engine into a loop, you say? Fascinating how small moves echo through time. Let's see how much control we can pull over those loops.