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

Author: Helmut Conrady

Date: 08:24:57 04/04/02

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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.

4. Give the CD to John Nunn. He will write a book of 1.283.987 pages about this
stuff. Everyone can learn this by heart and will succeed to win in 2.354 moves
from the beginning against an opponent, who doesn t have this book...


Helmut



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