True or false? Chess will never be solved! why?

Academic, definitely - but also interesting and fun (for at least some) to debate.

Well, if you seriously believe that the Scandinavian is busted because you claim it so, you belong to this thread : http://www.chess.com/forum/view/chess-openings (see norelyer's posts). As hard as I hate the Scandinavian, I am forced to recognize it's not busted yet.

1- The question is nonsense. 
2 - nyose 

true.

no one will try because that would take all the fun away from chess.

and it's too hard.

Go is organic, it's a game that computers can't understand. Chess is mechanical, it's a game that computers can understand. In go you make your own game, in chess you play from a starting position.

Yep, even if chess were solved, No one could possibly remember all the responses. They could remember specific lines, but as soon as the other deviates, they would be at a total loss. 

Checkers was solved. However chess is far more complex and it is my understanding that it will never be solved as developing a 32 piece table base will always be way beyond our abilities. 

If you ask the top players, almost 100% will tell chess is a draw when played without errors. However while this is a very good indication it does not actually "solve" chess.

I just have to know...

How many top players have you actually asked?

KennyDurant  You state "How many top players have you actually asked?"

You do not have to take a poll to know something. There are ways to gain knowledge without taking a poll.

However if you disbelieve that almost all top players believe chess is a draw that is fine.

I'm not smart enough to have a definitive answer.  I think a large part of the equation if it can be solved is our advancement in quantum computing.  

@Ponz111:

I find it hilarious how after you successfully insisted on having your own thread locked, you keep pushing your "chess is a draw" gospel in other (even if somewhat related) threads. I thought that by pulling the plug on that thread (and thereby barring the discussion from being continued) you intended to put the case to rest.

jaaas  I pulled the plug because too many people were getting upset and that is the only reason I pulled the plug.

As I said chess is not solved but almost all grandmasters believe it is a draw.

I only counted one. Were there more??

fburton  You might not have seen the attacks on me by several such as I have not attended college [ I have college degree] and how stupid I am and how a grade school child could easily outlogic me etc. 

Or the deliberate misquotes.   

Ot calling me silly and  not understanding and the attacks on the few who agreed with me.

Or sending me an insulting message without the provision to respond.

However, having said all that if a few want the thread reopened I will be glad to ask for it to be reopened.

I just put in a request to have the topic unlocked. However it is 430 AM here so it might be a few hours if it is unlocked.

Thanks, ponz111 - that would be good imo. I was enjoying the debates which I thought weren't getting too heated or rude.

The person who I thought was most obviously upset wasn't yourself. This person didn't contribute very much except to say that the thread should be closed! Not that I contributed much either, but I was happy to read and think about what others had written.

I'm not asking if you held a poll, I want to know how many top players you've actually asked that agreed chess is a draw. lol

Change that avatar @KenyD.  Your age is showing.  The laughs on you, unfortunately.

10^20 strikes me as quite a lot. I suppose that figure relies on the technology of encoding data in DNA, a process that greatly expands our storage capabilities but that does not make the data readily and frequently available.