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Originally posted by Diesldude
Ok your words, "superman has the ability to process information faster.....chess has a very finite number.". Just think about that for a second.... Superman can process a finite # of moves faster and can actually calculate all outcomes because they are finite. I am not sure if you play chess or not, but thats the whole point, determine what the opponent will do based on where the pieces are and then make a move to force the opponnent. Superman can make calculations a lot faster than the most powerful computer and that raw processing power is what has gotten these programs to finally overcome the intangible human element.

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Originally posted by JakeTheBank
Or that's due to most writers not feeling that on a consistent basis Superman is as smart as people like Reed Richards.

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Originally posted by JakeTheBank
Cool.

Reed =/= normal human, though. Like I've said as well as others in this thread, computing chess moves and counter moves and every possible outcome is a weak sauce feat for someone like Reed Ricards. The guy developed a social science that could accurately predict human behavior with unerring accuracy (which was why he was pro-Registration in Civil War) and in the future, ultimately creates utopia for humanity.

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Originally posted by Golgo13
Many writers have explored Superman's intelligence. Hell, in Robinson's JLA, he used Supergirl to understand advanced tech in seconds, because, IIRC, that's all she had. Kryptonians have advanced intelligence, especially in the tech department, because their race is so way ahead of humans.

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Originally posted by Diesldude
I agree that Reed isn't a norm Human and is smart possible be smarter than superman but IMO its superman's game to lose. Reed will have to shoot for a stalemate, I think someone already said that it's like a tic tac toe for these 2.

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Originally posted by Golgo13
Yet, Superman has matched some of Reed's best feats. If Superman has done these feats before, there is no reason why he couldn't do it again. And that goes for any super genius.

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Originally posted by JakeTheBank
He's smarter than Superman.

Best case scenario for Kal is that draws Reed.

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Originally posted by Diesldude
Yeah but reed can make mistakes, like he was wrong about power cosmic superman being the second most powerful being in the universe. .
Superman's smarts and raw processing power can use this to his advantage and if cheating is allowed..... Superspeed FTW

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Originally posted by abhilegend
Reed has beaten doom in chess. Superman wins.

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Originally posted by Nibedicus
Has Superman even played chess ever? One would think that he has to recognize the patterns/strategies in order to compute "permutations" and such.

That would require him to at least have read a chess book sometime.

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Originally posted by abhilegend
Reed has beaten doom in chess. Superman wins.

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Originally posted by Mindset
Once someone has become a Superman fan, thinking is no longer an option.

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Originally posted by Mindset
Doombot.

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Originally posted by Nibedicus
Wait... how does Reed beating Doom in chess make Superman win? Isn't that more of a plus towards Reed winning?

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Originally posted by abhilegend
Because superman wins. Anything else is wrong.