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Subject: Re: backsolving is the solution of chess

Author: Terry McCracken

Date: 00:39:06 05/20/05

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On May 20, 2005 at 03:31:01, jefkaan wrote:

>ok, this is a provocative hypothesis:
>
>with Moore's law, it might take only a few hundred
>years to solve chess. the winning lines start with 1.e4.
>the number of positions which have to be 'solved'
>are not so much as most people think, because of
>transpositions, and inferior lines.
>while there are anti-computer strategies,
>they will not work i the end because
>it is not perfect chess playing.
>
>if the above statement is not correct then
>chess is a draw and 1.c4 is a good opening.
>
>jef

Chess is a draw, and we don't need to solve the game to give evidence for this.

Most games with a single rook pawn extra is 99% of the time a draw. There is
plenty of antidotal evidence chess is a draw.

If chess wasn't a draw there would be far more White wins, but alas there are
now far more draws, even in long time controls.

Ever wonder why?



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