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From: ark@alice.UucP (Andrew Koenig)
Newsgroups: net.games.chess
Subject: Re: Deterministic Chess (Re: Perfect Play?)
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Date: Thu, 20-Mar-86 22:59:32 EST
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>	1. Since there is no way we will ever be able to fully analyze
>	   chess, is it possible nonetheless to determine the PROBABILITY
>	   of BLACK having a forced win from the opening position?
>	   (The same goes for a forced DRAW or for a forced WHITE win.)

I don't know what this question means.  Either black has a forced
win or black doesn't.  The probability is either 1 or 0.