Surely the variance of amateur chess is far lower than that of poker.

Depends on which level of 'amateur chess', for kids there are real beginners who barely know the rules and ~1600-elo players in the same competition..

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kqr 5 days ago | parent [-]

...and unlike in poker, the 1600 Elo players will beat the real beginners in every game. That's what I mean.

	▲	renox 4 days ago \| parent [-]
		Ah OK, yes you're right.