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Re: Number of Legal 19x19 positions calculated

Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2018 3:23 am
by HermanHiddema
RobertJasiek wrote:Tromp posted the number ca. 2 years ago, after ca. 20 years of his research in the topic.
The first post in this thread is actually from January 2016. It just got revived after two years of silence. :)

Re: Number of Legal 19x19 positions calculated

Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2021 10:24 am
by hyperpape
Uberdude wrote:P.S. I don't think there's many instances where you'd need pi to even that precision. IIRC you need about 40 digits to calculate the size of the observable universe to the accuracy of an atom, so unless you were calculating something with powers of pi (which is not so common) to increase the error then 100 is more than you need.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEfHFsf ... PM&index=3 The practical implications should be obvious to anyone.