Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 08:37:13 07/17/99
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On July 17, 1999 at 07:16:04, Michel Langeveld wrote: >On July 17, 1999 at 04:37:40, Mike Hood wrote: > >>On July 16, 1999 at 23:25:00, Ivo Fasiori wrote: >> >>>On July 16, 1999 at 18:57:32, Michel Langeveld wrote: >>> >>>>Just legal moves in a legal position ofcourse... >>>> >>>>Kind regards, >>>> >>>>Michel Langeveld >>> >>>Try: >>>http://www.xs4all.nl/~timkr/chess/perfect.htm >>> >>>Greetings from Italy! >>> >>>Ivo >> >>I don't think that's what Michel meant... I think he was asking in which >>position a player has the largest number of legal moves to choose from. I've >>never seen this problem addressed in a book. If the player has 9 Queens on the >>board there must be positions with over 250 legal moves. >> >>Mike > >Thanks for the answer. You were right.. I did not meant the largest distance to >mate but largest possible moves in 1 pos. I also noticed a position which 9 >queens has a lot of moves. But I think if additional pieces are added more moves >are possible... but how much...? I am pretty sure the max is under 220. Such a FEN was posted on r.g.c.c a year or two ago... you might find it in DejaNews with a search...
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