Engine playing from database
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Engine playing from database
Is there on Earth a chess engine or program making moves or playing from a chess games database in certain positions?
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Re: Engine playing from database
Isn't that what all engines do, when they are using their opening book?
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Re: Engine playing from database
The opening book is the database. You cannot play from a database when you are in a position that doesn't occur in the database.
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Re: Engine playing from database
What you describe is not practically possible due to the sheer number of gamestates/positions.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shannon_number
Or to put it another way, if it was practically possible, chess would be solved. And it is.... for 7 pieces or less .
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shannon_number
Or to put it another way, if it was practically possible, chess would be solved. And it is.... for 7 pieces or less .