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Subject: Re: Nalimov's TBs: one question

Author: Ernst A. Heinz

Date: 11:54:04 11/18/98

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On November 18, 1998 at 14:00:26, Eugene Nalimov wrote:
>
> [...]
>
>3. If there are 2 identical pieces (e.g. as in knnkp), you can
>   order their locations - e.g. force second piece to occupy
>   square with smaller number. Then you have not N*(N-1) total
>   combinations, but N*(N+1)/2.
                          ^
                        Typo ??

I believe it must read "..., but (N*(N-1))/2", i.e. exactly 50% less.

=Ernst=



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