Author: chandler yergin
Date: 17:32:35 01/12/05
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On January 12, 2005 at 20:30:56, Dann Corbit wrote: >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. You'd like to think so... NOT SO!
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