Author: Zach Wegner
Date: 15:17:13 05/19/03
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On May 19, 2003 at 18:05:17, Matthew White wrote: >On May 19, 2003 at 17:09:21, margolies,marc wrote: > >>there are 64 possible squares to move to. >>there are 12 kinds of pieces to move to any square (6 of each color) >>plus pawn promotions... 5 possible promotions in 16 squares >>64*12+ 5*16= 640+128+80= 848 possible chess moves imaginable >>or are you discuusing sequences of moves? >> >> >> >>On May 19, 2003 at 15:59:12, Angelo Ciavarella wrote: >> >>>There are more possible chess moves BY FAR! than there are ATOMS in the >>>universe.Click on this link for an interesting explanation of chess computers >>>work. >I'm guessing that the article discusses chess POSITIONS. > >Matt From what I've heard there are 10^(10^50) moves, which is a ceratin move from a certain position. Zach
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