how does assuming today's engine on todays' hardware will in 50 years time be unbeatable in the opening mean that it will be unbeatable in the middle game ? even in 50 years only a tiny fraction of middle game positions will have been analysed fully. 14 piece database not withstandingM ANSARI wrote:[ My prediction is that in 50 years the opening databases will be so deep and so accurate, that an engine of even today's strength on today's hardware will not lose a single game in 1000 games against the most powerful engine that will be available in 50 years. If you take into consideration 50 years of software improvement and 50 years of hardware improvement and 50 years of accumulated opening databases ... sounds like a very reasonable time frame to say that chess will be solved.
duncan