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Church of Virus BBS   General   Society & Culture   Checkers Solved « previous next » Pages: [1]      Author  Topic: Checkers Solved  (Read 640 times) Blunderov Archon Gender: Posts: 3160 Reputation: 8.59 Rate Blunderov "We think in generalities, we live in details" Checkers Solved « on: 2007-07-22 04:02:42 » [Blunderov] Bodes well for Chess. It would be hideous if there was a forced win for white. Worse, imagine a forced win for black? <shudder> http://philosophyofbrains.com/ Checkers Solved A team at the University of Alberta, led by Jonathan Schaeffer, has solved the game of checkers.  Through brute force calculations, they have shown that when played perfectly, checkers results in a draw.  As a consequence, their checkers playing program, Chinook, is now unbeatable by either human or machine.  Checkers is now by far the largest game ever solved.  For more on this result, see here, here, and here. MORE >> Posted by gualtiero piccinini at 7/20/2007 4:43 AM  « Last Edit: 2007-07-22 04:04:20 by Blunderov » Report to moderator   Logged Pages: [1]   Jump to:Please select a destination: ----------------------------- General ----------------------------- =>Announcements =>Evolution and Memetics =>FAQ =>Church Doctrine =>Science & Technology =>Society & Culture =>Arts & Entertainment =>Philosophy & Religion =>Humor & Satire =>Creative Endeavors =>Serious Business =>Virian Book Club =>Second Life =>Free For All =>Infections =>Suggestion Box =>Test Area ----------------------------- Mailing List ----------------------------- =>Virus 2006 =>Virus 2005 =>Virus 2004 =>Virus 2003

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