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

Author: Uri Blass

Date: 11:11:32 02/22/04

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On February 22, 2004 at 13:43:23, Mark Young wrote:

>On February 22, 2004 at 08:27:55, Uri Blass wrote:
>
>>I am not talking about situation when we prove theretical result but about
>>situation when all comp-comp games at 120/40 time control between top programs
>>are drawn.
>>
>>My guess is that we need more than 20 years but less than 50 years to achieve
>>that target.
>>
>>What is your opinion?
>
>You are not even close....First you assume that all games will be drawn with
>perfect play. Then you downgrade the complexities of chess. It has a Massive
>tree. It will not be solved in 500 years or 1000 years...unless we find was of
>bending the laws of physics.

I do not think that chess is going to be solved in the meaning of mathematical
proof but only in the meaning of having a draw in every game.

Most of the games in the high level are drawn and it is the basis of my
assumption that it is probably a draw.

Uri



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