Come on, no one even knows how big the universe is! (Astronomers are yet to find the edge of our universe). So basically, you have no idea how many atoms are there in the universe in the first place. So, comparing the number of atoms (which is an unknown quantity) with the number of chess positions is a little absurd.
Don't know who made this statement, but I'm sure he wasn't an astronomer.
>Around 10kg heavy
There are so many chess positions [countless] but there are more atoms in the universe
As per a dedicated thread on this forum
https://www.chess.com/forum/view/general/on-the-number-of-chess-positions
the number of possible chess positions is: 8.7 10^45
8726713169886222032347729969256422370854716254
Approximately 8% of these are now believed to be legal.
Far less are sensible.
Far less are relevant.
There are 10^80 atoms in the known universe.
https://www.universetoday.com/36302/atoms-in-the-universe/#:~:text=At%20this%20level%2C%20it%20is,hundred%20thousand%20quadrillion%20vigintillion%20atoms.
So there are much much more atoms in the universe than possible chess positions.
I don't believe it. Chess positions ARE COUNTABLE, but the universe is ALMOST endless: If there is only 1 universe, there are about 200 BILLION galaxies! Plus, all the air and even vacuum of space are all made up of atoms. If there are multiverses/parallel universes, then it IS endless!
As per a dedicated thread on this forum
https://www.chess.com/forum/view/general/on-the-number-of-chess-positions
the number of possible chess positions is: 8.7 10^45
8726713169886222032347729969256422370854716254
Approximately 8% of these are now believed to be legal.
Far less are sensible.
Far less are relevant.
There are 10^80 atoms in the known universe.
https://www.universetoday.com/36302/atoms-in-the-universe/#:~:text=At%20this%20level%2C%20it%20is,hundred%20thousand%20quadrillion%20vigintillion%20atoms.
So there are much much more atoms in the universe than possible chess positions.
Yeah just the KNOWN universe, and beyond that, there should be more.
There are so many chess positions [countless] but there are more atoms in the universe
I think it is countable
Indeed, chess are Universe and the pieces are Galaxies.