Author: Dann Corbit
Date: 17:30:56 01/12/05
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On January 12, 2005 at 20:26:56, chandler yergin wrote: >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! I have already done it. You simply don't understand it. > Furthermore, no advanced mathematics are >>needed to grasp it. A simple junior high level understanding should be >>sufficient. > >Yeah.. well PROVE IT! Already done Q.E.D.
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