Author: Sune Fischer
Date: 08:42:31 02/09/02
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On February 09, 2002 at 11:18:35, Uri Blass wrote: >On February 09, 2002 at 10:54:48, Dan Andersson wrote: > >>And there is no guarantee that a game will end. The probabililty will get closer >>to unity. But will never get there. So strategy C does not guarantee a win >>either. >> >>MvH Dan Andersson > >The probability for win by strategy C is 100% against B or A when I assume that >the game will continue to be played when it does not end. If the game can continue forever, it is not the game of chess. >The fact that the event that strategy C may not win is possible does not >contradict the fact that the probability for it is exactly 0. C cannot win in every position, some positions are _drawn_ no matter what move B makes. B only has to "make it" to such a position, this will happen on occasion if B only blunders 1 in 100 moves. >Uri -S.
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