Author: Timothy J. Frohlick
Date: 14:09:09 12/22/00
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Tania, Don't get too excited about numbers like 10 to the 40th power. Think about a real mind bender like : How many times did the universe recreate or was recreated and how many parallel universes are there? If the universe is infinite then we can not know about how many atoms there are. Each atom has protons, neutrons and electrons etc. The degree of freedom in terms of location and energy level of each of these particles is almost infinite. Mind blower of mind blowers: How do you get something from nothing? Where did the universe come from? It came from God...and where did God come from....? Is time infinite? Is time an illusion? Seriously,however, there is no need to know the number of possibilities of positions in chess because each of us only lives 70 +/-40 years. What is important is to be nice to one another and just enjoy moving the pieces around without throwing them. Happy Holidays, Tim Frohlick On December 22, 2000 at 11:49:22, Tania Devora wrote: > >How many positions or moves exist in chess? > > >I mean all the possible moves!, >good moves, stupid moves like. 1.h4 1.a5. 2.Th3 2.a4 Ta3 3.Ta6 3.Tg3 4.Ta6 Th3 >etc etc........ > >I think that the number will be verrryyyy HUUGEE!! I think that any machine or >computer in the future could see all the possibilities in chess. > >What do you think? Anybody have an idea? of how many possibilities exist in the >chess game?
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