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Subject: Re: To Uri and Hyatt

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 20:05:47 01/18/05

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On January 18, 2005 at 11:48:31, Uri Blass wrote:

>On January 18, 2005 at 11:16:16, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>
>>On January 18, 2005 at 08:17:27, Madhavan wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>>>i deny that,strongest program running on a faster hardware should not get a draw
>>>>>or lose in many games against super grandmasters,if it does then it is
>>>>>considered as not solved
>>>>
>>>>Solution of chess only means that the solver will never lose a match.
>>>>It does not mean not getting a draw or a loss.
>>>
>>>
>>>then consider there are 5 grandmasters and 1 program playing in the tournament
>>>that program is said to be "chess solvable",it does not lose to any of the
>>>grandmasters but drew with 2 grandmaster
>>>one of the grandmaster drew the machine but won all the game against other
>>>grandmasters,then that grandmaster will be declared as event winner,but loses
>>>few game in another event then what is your point?
>>
>>
>>That wasn't my definition.  When chess is solved, we will know, from the initial
>>position, whether white wins or loses or draws.  And for any white first move,
>>we will know the correct black first move to preserve the game status as defined
>>by white's first move.  Repeat forever.
>
>
>We can know the result of the initial position without knowing everything later.
>
>You can know that chess is a draw if you only know 1 and 2:
>
>1)1.e4 leads to draw.
>2)For every alternative of white black has a move that achieves at least a
>draw(we do not need to know if it is a win or a draw)
>
>It means that you may know only that 1.d4 Nf6 is at least a draw for black and
>know nothing about the results of 1.d4 d5 so we do not know the best reply
>against 1.d4 but only that 1...Nf6 is good enough to draw(1...d5 may win and be
>better than 1...Nf6).
>
>Uri


Solved doesn't just mean I know it is won for white.  It means I can _win_ it
with white against any black defense.  Hence I need all the information about
the tree to play the game perfectly.  Otherwise I play 1.e4 and if black doesn't
resign because that is the only winning move for white, what do I do to ensure I
win?  :)




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