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Subject: Re: how many years do we need to practically solve chess?

Author: Vincent Diepeveen

Date: 10:12:24 02/22/04

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On February 22, 2004 at 12:36:36, ludicrous wrote:

>Let us not forget that we are talking of just the 1 percent of all the possible
>move sequences.  The other 99 percent is avoided on principle.

1 % from 1.0 * 10^44 == 10^43

Good luck with 10^43 positions.

>
>On February 22, 2004 at 12:04:54, Sandro Necchi wrote:
>
>>More than 50 years.
>>
>>1. I do not think that the programs will be strong enough in 2054 to be able to
>>play without a good opening book to win against a program or similar streght
>>with a good opening book. Of course they will be much stronger than today ones
>>and using much faster hardware.
>>
>>2. I think there is a lot to be found so 50 years will not be enough to have the
>>game of chess solved by computers.
>>
>>This is my opinion.
>>
>>Sandro



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