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Subject: Re: Basics of Group Theory for Chess Players A Ply

Author: chandler yergin

Date: 03:08:42 05/22/05

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On May 22, 2005 at 05:30:44, Günther Simon wrote:

>On May 22, 2005 at 05:22:09, chandler yergin wrote:
>
>>On May 22, 2005 at 04:41:24, chandler yergin wrote:
>>
>>>On May 20, 2005 at 22:15:59, Robin Smith wrote:
>>>
>>>>On May 20, 2005 at 13:24:29, chandler yergin wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>On May 20, 2005 at 12:26:50, E. Nielsen wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>On May 20, 2005 at 12:04:52, chandler yergin wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Each move and its response is called a ply.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>NO!!! There are two plies per move. :)
>>
>>Do you disagree with this?
>>1. e4 is a move = 1 Ply
>>2. e5 as a response is 1 move = 1 Ply
>>
>
>gosh...of course this is wrong!
>1 ply = 1 _half_move and 2 plies are 1 move,
>time to get this.
>That's why it is 1.e4 and 1...e5 ;-) (not 2...e5)
>
>Guenther

 1. e4 e5 you consider to be one move?
For Notation purposes yes, I agree
White makes a move = 1 Ply
Black responds with a move = 1 Ply
So for each move and response = 2 Ply.
OK?



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