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Note that the exact version of this technique is used in chess for the endgame, referred to as a tablebase. Chess is solved once there are 7 pieces on the board
by timerol 2y ago
Note that the exact version of this technique is used in chess for the endgame, referred to as a tablebase. Chess is solved once there are 7 pieces on the board, in an 18.4TB database, described here: https://lichess.org/@/lichess/blog/7-piece-syzygy-tablebases-are-complete/W3WeMyQA https://lichess.org/@/lichess/blog/7-piece-syzygy-tablebases...
- 7373737373 2y agoMakes me wonder what % of games end with <=7 pieces
- adgjlsfhk1 2y agoat a high level, almost all of them that aren't draws. if you have pieces in the right place, you should've be checkmateable. Without blunders, wins occur after a small advantage is followed by slightly favorable trades into a winning position