Author: chandler yergin
Date: 17:26:56 01/12/05
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On January 12, 2005 at 20:19:48, Dann Corbit wrote: >On January 12, 2005 at 20:04:27, chandler yergin wrote: > >>On January 12, 2005 at 19:56:25, Dann Corbit wrote: >> >>>On January 12, 2005 at 19:37:29, Steve Maughan wrote: >>> >>>>Dann, >>>> >>>>>Things that seem impossible quickly become possible. >>>> >>>>I recon about 300 years before a computer will solve chess. This assumes >>>> >>>>1) 10^120 possible positions >>> >>>This is far, far too large. Chess positions have been encoded in 162 bits, >>>which puts an absolute upper limit at 10^58 (and it is probably much less than >>>that). >>> >>>>2) Alpha-beta cutting this down to 10^60 sensible positions The Question does NOT concern "sensible" positions.. It concerns ALL Possible positions! What don't you understand? >>> >>>The incorrect first assumption renders this and all following assumtions as >>>moot. >> >> >>It's NOT an "assumption!" >>THAT, is YOUR error! >> >>YOUR Ass-umptions that follow are ludicrouos! > >Not only is it demonstrably and obviously incorrect, the proper result is well >known and has been known for decades. CRAP! Stop your biased Opinion and REFUTE my Statement! Furthermore, no advanced mathematics are >needed to grasp it. A simple junior high level understanding should be >sufficient. Yeah.. well PROVE IT!
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