Enter another novelty: the battlefield looks similar to a chess board.

这里有另一个新东西：战场看上去就像一张棋盘。

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In theory, there are more possible moves on a chess board than molecules in the universe.

理论上，国际象棋的棋盘上可能的走法，要比整个宇宙的分子数目还要多。

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Now, that's interesting... there are also 64 squares on a chess board... quite a coincidence.

现在，有趣的是…在一个国际象棋棋盘上有64个矩形…真是一个巧合。

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These are setups of pieces on the chess board that have particular solutions. And they're very complex, and they have a kind of aesthetic form to them.

象棋有些设置是有专门的,解决方法的，很复杂，它们有一种美学在里面。

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Remember the Chinese fable of the mighty emperor who agreed to give a wily supplicant one grain of rice for the first square on a chess board, double that for the second square, double again for the third and so on, before he realised that he would be giving away his whole kingdom's supply before the board was half-finished.

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You just have to move a different piece on the chess board and see what happens.

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The Department of Revenue Board of Tax Appeals in ruling against the Institute remarked that Go is fundamentally a recreational board game like chess.

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