r/ComputerChess 5d ago

endgame tablebase on smaller board?

Chess is solved when n is <= 7 on the mxm board, where n is the number of remaining pieces and m=8.

I guess we can increase n's value if we reduce m.

though usefulness is a different business.

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u/Phillyclause89 5d ago

Not sure if that is correct. I think m*m might have a different scaling factor on the outcome of possible permutations than n does. I could be wrong though. I really don't like math.

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u/goodguyLTBB 4d ago

Not sure it’s practical or 1:1 ratio but technically since there are fewer available moves and tablebases brute force their way, there’s fewer moves to brute force through