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Subject: A math problem for the experts....

Author: Slater Wold

Date: 12:14:07 10/01/01

I am not a math expert, and I know a lot of you (Uri) out there are.  So I ask
all you experts to solve this problem:

                 *How many legal positions are their in chess?*

Also, please take into account that the king will always be present on the
board.

I understand that there will more than likely be more positions than actually
possible.  Such as the position of PPPPPPPPK vs ppppppppk.  But I am willing to
deal with these.

What would be the formula, and more importantly, the solution to this?

Thanks!



Slate

Re: A math problem for the experts.... guy haworth 11:48:13 10/02/01
Re: A math problem for the experts.... Vincent Diepeveen 16:02:53 10/01/01
- Re: A math problem for the experts.... Uri Blass 22:20:25 10/01/01
- Re: A math problem for the experts.... Jeremiah Penery 22:05:58 10/01/01
Re: Guiness Book of world records states..............CHECK THIS OUT! robert flesher 15:11:10 10/01/01
- Re: Guiness Book of world records states..............CHECK THIS OUT! Joshua Lee 22:48:45 10/01/01
  - Re: Guiness Book of world records states..............CHECK THIS OUT! Tony Werten 01:49:52 10/02/01
- Re: Guiness Book of world records states..............CHECK THIS OUT! Dann Corbit 15:21:09 10/01/01
  - Re: Guiness Book of world records states..............CHECK THIS OUT! Uri Blass 03:48:12 10/02/01
    - Re: Guiness Book of world records states..............CHECK THIS OUT! Andreas Stabel 04:00:34 10/02/01
  - Re: Guiness Book of world records states..............CHECK THIS OUT! Andreas Stabel 03:04:38 10/02/01
    - Re: Guiness Book of world records states..............CHECK THIS OUT! Dann Corbit 10:39:08 10/02/01
      - Re: Guiness Book of world records states..............CHECK THIS OUT! Andreas Stabel 03:23:01 10/03/01
        
        Re: Guiness Book of world records states..............CHECK THIS OUT! Dann Corbit 11:30:10 10/03/01
      - Re: Guiness Book of world records states..............CHECK THIS OUT! Andreas Stabel 02:16:34 10/03/01
- Re: Guiness Book of world records states.....No JOKE this is nuts! NT robert flesher 15:20:20 10/01/01
A better question is : How many positions in all the games ever played. Timothy J. Frohlick 13:34:45 10/01/01
- Re: A better question is : How many positions in all the games ever played. Roy Eassa 14:44:27 10/01/01
Re: A math problem for the experts.... Uri Blass 12:48:50 10/01/01
- Re: A math problem for the experts.... Mark Rawlings 16:47:22 10/01/01
- Re: A math problem for the experts.... Dan Ellwein 16:11:20 10/01/01
  - Re: A math problem for the experts.... Uri Blass 21:40:15 10/01/01
  - Re: A math problem for the experts.... Christophe Theron 21:16:04 10/01/01
    - Re: A math problem for the experts.... Vincent Lejeune 01:18:33 10/02/01
      - Re: A math problem for the experts.... Uri Blass 01:41:34 10/02/01
        
        Re: A math problem for the experts.... Vincent Lejeune 03:04:26 10/02/01
        
        Re: A math problem for the experts.... Vincent Lejeune 03:02:33 10/02/01
        
        Re: A math problem for the experts.... Christophe Theron 10:26:46 10/02/01
        
        Tiger 15 ? Jan Kiwitter 12:36:42 10/02/01
        
        Re: Tiger 15 ? Christophe Theron 14:53:20 10/02/01
        
        Re: Tiger 15 ? stuart taylor 17:29:18 10/02/01
        
        Re: Tiger 15 ? Christophe Theron 09:58:13 10/03/01
        
        Re: Tiger 15 ? stuart taylor 17:46:34 10/03/01
        
        Re: Tiger 15 ? Dan Andersson 15:38:33 10/02/01
        
        Re: Tiger 15 ? Christophe Theron 09:55:38 10/03/01
        
        Re: Tiger 15 ? Jorge 16:07:04 10/03/01
        
        Re: A math problem for the experts.... Vincent Lejeune 10:40:55 10/02/01
    - Re: A math problem for the experts.... Slater Wold 21:47:22 10/01/01
    - Re: A math problem for the experts.... Uri Blass 21:41:40 10/01/01
      - Re: A math problem for the experts.... Christophe Theron 10:27:53 10/02/01
- Re: A math problem for the experts.... Roy Eassa 14:41:59 10/01/01
  - Re: A math problem for the experts.... Uri Blass 15:38:55 10/01/01
  - Re: A math problem for the experts.... Dann Corbit 14:46:49 10/01/01
Re: A math problem for the experts.... Robert Hyatt 12:42:56 10/01/01
- Re: A math problem for the experts.... TEERAPONG TOVIRAT 17:52:13 10/02/01
  - Re: A math problem for the experts.... Uri Blass 23:54:32 10/02/01
    - Re: A math problem for the experts.... TEERAPONG TOVIRAT 10:36:15 10/03/01
      - Re: A math problem for the experts.... Uri Blass 12:59:12 10/03/01
- Do you believe a future computer will calculate 2^168 nodes per second? Eran 18:28:29 10/01/01
  - Re: Do you believe a future computer will calculate 2^168 nodes per second? Dann Corbit 18:33:02 10/01/01
    - Re: Do you believe a future computer will calculate 2^168 nodes per second? Bernhard Bauer 04:18:44 10/02/01
    - Re: Do you believe a future computer will calculate 2^168 nodes per second? Slater Wold 21:27:30 10/01/01
      - Re: Do you believe a future computer will calculate 2^168 nodes per second? Eran 22:17:27 10/01/01
        
        Re: Do you believe a future computer will calculate 2^168 nodes per second? Slater Wold 11:56:25 10/02/01
        
        Re: Do you believe a future computer will calculate 2^168 nodes per second? Janosch Zwerensky 04:33:05 10/03/01
        
        Re: Do you believe a future computer will calculate 2^168 nodes per second? Slater Wold 06:05:26 10/03/01
        
        Re: Do you believe a future computer will calculate 2^168 nodes per second? Adam Oellermann 01:30:43 10/03/01
        
        Re: Do you believe a future computer will calculate 2^168 nodes per second? Slater Wold 06:06:14 10/03/01
        
        Re: Do you believe a future computer will calculate 2^168 nodes per second? Sune Fischer 02:34:24 10/02/01
        
        Re: Do you believe a future computer will calculate 2^168 nodes per second? Janosch Zwerensky 03:02:13 10/02/01
Re: A math problem for the experts.... Dann Corbit 12:27:30 10/01/01
- Re: A math problem for the experts.... Robert Hyatt 12:44:39 10/01/01
  - Re: A math problem for the experts.... Uri Blass 13:08:01 10/01/01
    - Re: A math problem for the experts.... Robert Hyatt 13:12:42 10/01/01
      - Re: A math problem for the experts.... Uri Blass 13:29:05 10/01/01
Search the mail archives, please! Dan Andersson 12:19:49 10/01/01
- Re: Search the mail archives, please! Slater Wold 13:08:24 10/01/01
  - Re: Search the mail archives, please! Dann Corbit 13:11:18 10/01/01
    - Re: Search the mail archives, please! Slater Wold 13:14:02 10/01/01

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