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Subject: Re: 32-piece tablebases (Philosophical Question)

Author: Bo Persson

Date: 10:33:59 04/03/02

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On April 03, 2002 at 06:45:03, Jonas Cohonas wrote:

>On April 03, 2002 at 06:34:09, Mike Hood wrote:
>
>>(Please don't make technically based replies to this post... I know that what
>>I'm suggesting is currently technically impossible and will remain impossible
>>for many years).
>>
>>Imagine that you've heard of an unknown programmer who has managed to create
>>32-piece chess tablebases. Due to his revolutionary new compression techniques
>>the tablebases can be fit onto one CD, and he plans to make them commercially
>>available. Now, what would you do?
>>
>>1. Wait for the release of the 32-piece tablebase and recommend it to all your
>>friends as the greatest thing since sliced bread.
>>
>>2. Buy the rights to the product off the programmer and make sure you are the
>>only one who can use it in your bid to become world champion.
>>
>>3. Shoot the programmer and destroy his work before he has a chance to publish
>>it.
>
>All of the above :)
>No seriously i would really find it too interesting to pass me by, i am sure
>that if someone is genius enough to come up with a compression technique that
>would allow us to use 32-peice TB's on today's hardware, would be genius enough
>to buy the rights himself (since it could be used for more than chess, ie.
>webdesign would be revolutionized) so i would just enjoy it and yes i would pay
>a LOT of money for them :)

It is not "them", it is just "it"!
There is only *one* 32-piece tablebase!

If the initial position really turns out to be a draw, it should be pretty
compressable too...


>Regards
>Jonas


Bo Persson
bop2@telia.com



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