Author: Komputer Korner
Date: 17:21:55 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 There is a way to statistically prove it which is not a mathematical proof of course. What you do is look at results of matches between players of equal caliber . You look at different calibers(ie:rating).You then measure the draw results. You can also do it with different time control matches as well. If the % of draws goes up constantly all the way to the top ratings, and if your sample sizes are large enough then statistics would point to whether with perfect play chess is a draw or not. You would be hard pressed to find any GM who thinks chess is a win for white.
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