adrian wrote:
Bill Ra> ymond said:
>
> <<It is possible for a position to be both solvable and unsolvable at the
> same time. Unsolvable when reached while playing a game with a
> transposition table; solvable when used as an initial position.>>
>
> So how the **&%$_at_%$ do you figure that? Example, please. (Maybe your
> transposition table transposes it into another game with different rules?)
Adrian, my friend and esteemed frequent correspondant, thank you for your
"genteel eloquence?" It's good way to get me rolling in the morning.
Shlomi has the right idea.
But, perhaps
1. I've set up a straw man.
2. Game theory or game-tree theory can prove that I'm just plain wrong.
I'll give a clear illustration of my opinion using abstractions but not with
concrete positions. Does anyone else want to weigh in on this subject before
I do that?
Bill Raymond
Received on Tue Jun 25 2002 - 14:21:59 IDT