Author: KarinsDad
Date: 07:32:49 08/15/99
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On August 15, 1999 at 00:32:54, blass uri wrote: [snip] > >This is not the only problem. >There are also many illegal positions but only the problem you mentioned worth >more than 18 bits. > >We can look at cases when every case is >64*63*...53*44*43*...*29 >if I assume white has 4 queens,4 rooks 4 bishops,4 knights >and black has 3 queens,3 rooks,3 bishops,3 knights >then you divide by 24*24*24*24*6*6*6*6 and it is more than 2^18 and even more >than 2^28 and in every case you devide by at least this number because numbers >like 5!*2! are bigger relative to 4!*3!. > Uri, I do not remember the number being that small. Could you post your algorithm again? Thanks, KarinsDad :)
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