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razorbeamzyesterday at 6:39 AM3 repliesview on HN

Chess engines are not a comparable thing. Chess is a solved game. There is always a mathematically perfect move.


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trick-or-treatyesterday at 7:36 AM

> Chess is a solved game. There is always a mathematically perfect move.

This is a good example of being confidently misinformed.

The best move is always a result of calculation. And the calculation can always go deeper or run on a stronger engine.

Scarblacyesterday at 7:48 AM

We know that chess can be solved, in theory. It absolutely isn't and probably will never be in practice. The necessary time and storage space doesn't exist.

sincerelyyesterday at 7:34 AM

Chess is absolutely not a solved game, outside of very limited situations like endgames. Just because a best move exists does not mean we (or even an engine) know what it is