How important do you think beauty is in chess? Answer with a number between 1 and 5, with 1 meaning "unimportant" and 5 meaning "very important."
5, chess would be nowhere near what it is today without it
I would say that beauty is very important, but only for the beholder.
Beauty lies in precision.
When teaching a beginner I usually start with the beautiful Saavedra position
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saavedra_position
5, very important!
piece type 'alpha' is my favorite, it's very beautiful.
5, very important!
piece type 'alpha' is my favorite, it's very beautiful.
4
this has to be 3 characters
define ' Beauty'
5 for chess composition, 1 for each and every other thing that can be done in chess.
Don't name it, just checkmate it (unless it really is chess composition).
(Said a fan of the Rosen Score, the Lichievements and also of serious chess composition even tough it is really tough).
By the way, ask an average chess engine.
It is all about processing lines of moves and it does not matter at all if these are beautiful or ugly from a naturally flawed (pun intended) perspective of humans.