Author: Peter Berger
Date: 08:18:49 01/16/05
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On January 16, 2005 at 08:59:46, chandler yergin wrote: >On January 16, 2005 at 05:27:44, Mike Hood wrote: > >>On January 16, 2005 at 05:20:04, Günther Simon wrote: >> >>>On January 15, 2005 at 23:20:33, Madhavan wrote: >>> >>>No one here said chess can be solved practically, there >>>was just speculation if it could be solved theoretically. >>>Personally, I dont believe it, but who knows what is in >>>hundred years...it's really boring to see people annoyed >>>about something, which _might_ happen far beyond >>>their lifetimes. >>> >>> >>>>(A)chess cannot be solved,machine can ponder on about 4 million moves per >>>>second,but they are relatively too weak >>>>(B)even a strongest grandmaster makes a silly mistake in openings >>> >>>A has nothing to do with B... >>> >>> >>>>(A)if you consider chess can be solved,(B)then what is the probability that the top >>>>grandmaster can get a draw against "chess solvable" machine? >>>>(C)if grandmaster cannot get a single draw in a series of 5 games,then it is >>>>obvious that chess should be switched to fischer random chess >>> >>>Again A has nothing to do with C and B is of no interest for A and >>>vice versa... >>> >>>I wonder why all the trolls come out with this issue again? >>> >>>Guenther >> >>The original poster fails to see the difference between "theory" and "practice". >>It's a common mistake. "Is it possible to count the number of atoms that make up >>the Earth?" Theoretically Yes, because there's a finite number of atoms on our >>planet at any time, as long as we can agree on a definition of where the Earth >>ends and outer space begins. In practice No, because the number of atoms is >>extremely large and the count would have to be made instantaneously before any >>new material arrives from space. > >An Added Bonus! Greatly appreciated.!! > >Check out: >http://www.jimloy.com/checkers/solved.htm For the record - I didn't provide this link and have no clue what is written on this page. I simply told you that checkers was not solved - without any links :). If you are seriously interested in the topic, or just like to read a good book, I'd recommend "One jump ahead", a fascinating story, and one I feel you would enjoy. http://www.cs.ualberta.ca/~jonathan/OJA/oja.html Btw - I don't think that chess will be solved during the next hundred years. Peter
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