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minus-squareAlolanYoda@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·1 month agoI bet all the people who said “chess is a solved game” are feeling really silly right now
minus-squarevxx@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·1 month agoPeople that say that should always feel silly because chess isn’t solved.
minus-squareKnock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoFYI endgame tablebases (strong solutions) have been found for all three- to seven-piece endgames, counting the two kings as pieces.
minus-squareKnock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoCorrect. It is interesting to know just how unsolved.
I bet all the people who said “chess is a solved game” are feeling really silly right now
People that say that should always feel silly because chess isn’t solved.
FYI
endgame tablebases (strong solutions) have been found for all three- to seven-piece endgames, counting the two kings as pieces.
So not solved then.
Correct. It is interesting to know just how unsolved.