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Subject: Re: 10^46 positions in chess - by Shirish S. Chinchalkar

Author: Uri Blass

Date: 06:08:18 01/08/03

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On January 08, 2003 at 08:54:51, Vincent Diepeveen wrote:

>On January 08, 2003 at 08:38:52, S. Loinjak wrote:
>
>10^43 was posted later.
>
>However i doubt myself whether that is a realistic estimation because
>it is nonsense to have positions with more than 2 queens for 1 side.
>
>Those are not relevant to proof who wins or loses in chess.

It is clear that most of the legal positions are not relevant for chess
programs.

It does not change the fact that the question is about the number of legal
positions.

The fact that you are not interested in the number of legal positions does not
do the number not realistic estimation.

Uri



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