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Subject: Re: KD's 20-byte thing

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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