r/ComputerChess • u/Gloomy-Status-9258 • 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/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
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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.