Author: Tony Nichols
Date: 01:06:31 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 Hello, Jef I think chess is a draw. Everything we know about the game suggests that there has to be some sort of imbalance for one side to win. This imbalance must be severe enough to eventually lead to material loss or mate. I don't think white's one tempo edge is nearly enough to create that imbalance with best play. In fact, White has trouble demonstrating a small plus against many openings. From a theoretical point of view chess has already been solved. The initial position is equal and with best play neither side can win. This is why chess engines are bad at opeings. They don't try to unbalance the position so they can outplay their opponent. Any reasonable opening is good. There are probably more good first moves then bad. Just my opinion, Tony
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