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Distributed Chess Computing Project

jcarley writes "Just found an interesting project that is looking to capitalise on the power of unused computing cycles to develop a strong chess playing computer. Given the power in single and dual CPU chess programmes these days, if they can find a good way to efficiently parallel the anaysis this could be interesting. "

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  1. Re:define possible by GigsVT · · Score: 5, Funny

    For example, tic-tac-toe can be easily proven to have this type of solution, and chess might has well.

    Well, that cinches it, everyone knows if you try to get a computer to play Tic-Tac-Toe against itself it will overload and shutdown, thus averting nuclear war.

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