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Subject: Re: Maximum possible move choices

Author: Kai Lübke

Date: 21:59:59 08/13/98

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On August 13, 1998 at 22:13:24, Danniel Corbit wrote:

>What is the maximum possible count for legal moves from any position in a chess
>game?  Has anyone ever calculated this?  Can it be greater than 256?

There are some strange positions which were posted to rgcc some time ago,
the weirdest of them allowing something like 229 (or so) legal moves.
I think this was the highest possible number (and is certain to crash just about
any chess program I have).
I suppose searching DejaNews will get you the posting.

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Shep

• Re: Maximum possible move choices Komputer Korner 07:57:03 08/15/98
  • Re: Maximum possible move choices blass uri 08:30:45 08/15/98
    • Re: Maximum possible move choices Komputer Korner 09:25:18 08/15/98
      • Re: Maximum possible move choices Robert Hyatt 15:43:12 08/15/98
        • Re: Maximum possible move choices Andreas Stabel 21:14:42 08/16/98
        • Re: Maximum possible move choices blass uri 17:28:11 08/15/98
          • Re: Maximum possible move choices Robert Hyatt 04:04:56 08/16/98
            • Re: Maximum possible move choices fca 13:25:51 08/16/98
              • Re: Maximum possible move choices Dan Newman 21:07:31 08/16/98
                • Re: Maximum possible move choices fca 03:15:42 08/17/98
• Re: Maximum possible move choices fca 09:08:36 08/14/98

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