Author: Vincent Diepeveen
Date: 17:35:51 12/24/00
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On December 24, 2000 at 15:46:00, Terry McCracken wrote: >On December 24, 2000 at 11:30:00, Hans Havermann wrote: > >On December 22, 2000 at 13:34:46, Terry McCracken wrote: > >Again I quote Dr. Davidson: " Kasner and Newman estimate that the total of >possible moves in a game of chess is 10 to the power ( 10 to the 50th ). >This a figure for which we have no name... > >Rudy Rucker (Mind Tools, 1987) suggested the name Nplex for the number 10^N. >John H. Conway and Richard K. Guy (The Book of Numbers, 1995) recommend its use. >Thus, the name of that number would be 'fiftyplexplex'. > > >Of course I was quoting from an old source, but it's nice to know a name/s have >been assigned to astronomical numbers! > >Come to think of it, I believe I heard on Back to The Future III 10 years ago " >1 in a Googleplex " was used by the professor when reffering to the woman >he fell in love with back in 1885;) I think in JICCA of a few years ago that number was already brought down to 10^43 After reduction of all positions with more as 2 queens we are already down to 10^40 then easily. Personally i have to see the first relevant game position with more as 2 queens on the board, but i need to really note that for chess problemists always toying with less as 2 queens is not an option.
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