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Re: who knows (again)

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From: Frits van Leeuwen
Date: Thu, 16 Feb 1995 16:18
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>>>>Who many positions are posible in chess games .
>>>>Only with 2 Kings you have 3612 positions posible. But now with all. Or 
>>>>how can I get it with mathematics. Counting cost to match time.
>>>>
>>>>
>>At 16:51 2/9/95 +0100, Marcel Schneider wrote:
>>>
>>>hello,
>>>till now it is absolutely impossible to count the
>>>possible positions in chess. I heard once that there
>>>are more posibilities than particles in space.
>>>
>>>So long...
>>>
>>>Marcel
>>>
>>Of cource there are many posibilities that you never see. But when you 
>>have good fantasie than you can play a fantasie game. I mean correct 
>>moves but in a good game you never do.
>>For example: 
>>If you count on a chess board you can't see check with 2 nights. (i hope 
>>it's correct English.)
>> I mean for example white: Ka1 and black Nb3 and Nc2
Or a position without one King.
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From: F.vanLeeuwen@wt.tno.nl (Frits van Leeuwen)
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