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Subject: Re: Does someone know which position has the most possible move

Author: Michel Langeveld

Date: 04:16:04 07/17/99

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On July 17, 1999 at 04:37:40, Mike Hood wrote:

>On July 16, 1999 at 23:25:00, Ivo Fasiori wrote:
>
>>On July 16, 1999 at 18:57:32, Michel Langeveld wrote:
>>
>>>Just legal moves in a legal position ofcourse...
>>>
>>>Kind regards,
>>>
>>>Michel Langeveld
>>
>>Try:
>>http://www.xs4all.nl/~timkr/chess/perfect.htm
>>
>>Greetings from Italy!
>>
>>Ivo
>
>I don't think that's what Michel meant... I think he was asking in which
>position a player has the largest number of legal moves to choose from. I've
>never seen this problem addressed in a book. If the player has 9 Queens on the
>board there must be positions with over 250 legal moves.
>
>Mike

Thanks for the answer. You were right.. I did not meant the largest distance to
mate but largest possible moves in 1 pos. I also noticed a position which 9
queens has a lot of moves. But I think if additional pieces are added more moves
are possible... but how much...?



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