http://www.jrganymede.com/2010/11/28/the-ultimate-chess-puzzle/ We endeavor to give satisfaction Mon, 21 May 2012 19:52:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://www.jrganymede.com/2010/11/28/the-ultimate-chess-puzzle/comment-page-1/#comment-20877 Vader Mon, 29 Nov 2010 18:17:33 +0000 http://www.jrganymede.com/?p=3820#comment-20877 As I recall, Horowitz and Rothenberg claim that someone calculated that there are roughly 10^127 different possible chess games. One followed by 127 zeroes. Of course, you would prune away ridiculous lines of play in any thorough analysis, but you can do an awful lot of pruning and still end up with more chess games than particles in the universe. As I recall, Horowitz and Rothenberg claim that someone calculated that there are roughly 10^127 different possible chess games. One followed by 127 zeroes. Of course, you would prune away ridiculous lines of play in any thorough analysis, but you can do an awful lot of pruning and still end up with more chess games than particles in the universe.

]]> http://www.jrganymede.com/2010/11/28/the-ultimate-chess-puzzle/comment-page-1/#comment-20873 gst Mon, 29 Nov 2010 17:37:00 +0000 http://www.jrganymede.com/?p=3820#comment-20873 Computers recently demonstrated that the opening position of checkers is a draw. It is thought, however, that chess will likely never be similarly "solved," that is, to show that this position is either a win for white or a draw. There are too many positions. Computers recently demonstrated that the opening position of checkers is a draw. It is thought, however, that chess will likely never be similarly “solved,” that is, to show that this position is either a win for white or a draw. There are too many positions.

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