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I'd call some board positions irrelevant, if a win situation had to be traversed to get there.
by JoeAltmaier 5y ago
I'd call some board positions irrelevant, if a win situation had to be traversed to get there.
- tromp 5y agoCan you define "win situation" ?
- derac 5y agoI assume he means a forced win. Meaning if the winning side makes the correct moves, the losing side cannot win.
- UncleMeat 5y agoWe don't know whether the game is already a forced win for white before a single move is made. It could be. So this system is not workable because we don't know what positions are not forced wins.
- retsibsi 5y agoAFAIK it's also unproven that it's not a forced win for black. (Not trying to correct you, I just think it's an interesting addition.)
- marcusbuffett 5y agoDo you mean like if a mate in 2 was passed over? Seems strange to dismiss that since even great players will miss a winning position sometimes.
- spicybright 5y agoI think the goal is estimating all legal moves, not all you'd find in a typical game. It would be interesting to define parameters for a "good move" and see how many there are, though!