How many chess games are possible?
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I didnt watch the entire video but know the shannon number. Yes - the theoretical number of games are massive and beyond what one can grasp. There must certainly still be room for innovation. But what could it be? Are there more positional features / attacking patterns etc. not yet discovered? Or are we just talking about pure and deep calculation so that this possible innovation are "just" the discovery of new opening lines?
Cool video I found on Youtube. If the numbers are accurate we have a lot of room left for innovation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Km024eldY1A