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Subject: Re: chess solved

Author: Bruce Moreland

Date: 10:33:55 12/13/00

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On December 13, 2000 at 12:50:16, walter irvin wrote:

>would most people considder chess to be solved if a computer had an oppening
>database that always left the computer +2.50 when it was out of book and not
>ever permitting the blocking of position??? with best play does anyone believe
>that black does not lose ?? also if 100% represents the total number of legal
>positions then what % make up positions that could SAFELY be reached vs strong
>opposition ???(3% perhaps)and if that is the case then should that not be the
>positions to solve???

There is no guarantee that this would solve chess, but the odds would be high
that there is at least one forced win if white can force a +2.5 computer
evaluation from the root.



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