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Originally posted by Astherealnah, just use rook pawns first. then you have another piece to shuttle around to avoid 3 fold draws.
Watch out for three times the same position though, there's another draw 😉
Originally posted by kmac27observable universe
they say chess has more move possibilities than there are atoms in the univers. i say thats bull they don't even know how big the universe is! but they are just describing how big it really is. in more interesting news the center of an atom and the distance it is from the electrons is like a dime in the middle of a football field. bunch of empty space!
Originally posted by adramforalli AM JUST THROWING THIS OUT THERE BUT ARE THERE CHESS BASE COMPUTER GAMES THAT YOU CAN PUT THIS QUESTION TO AND SEE IF THEY SPIT OUT AN EXPONENT OR TWO ADD INTO THE RING. cOMPUTERS MUST SOMEHOW AT ONE POINT HAVE TRIED TO CALCULATE POSSIBLE AMOUNT OF MOVES IN A SINGLE GAME.
Does this link provide the answer?
http://www.chess-poster.com/english/notes_and_facts/did_you_know.htm
Fact 1 and fact 38
Originally posted by big bernThere are 20 possible 1st moves and 20 possible replies so that is 40 possible moves for move 1.
I HAVE HEARD THAT IT IS ALMOST INFINITE... ANYONE CARE TO EXPAND(ON INFINITE)
Originally posted by malingaSounds like a cool game. Anyone want to play that?
its huge though. if both players wanted to play the longest legal chess game they could usde their first 49 moves moving a knight in and out then push a pawn, then start with the whole knight thing again. not very interesting but lots and lots a moves.
Originally posted by Dragon Fireyes, this is the thread. total amount of possible chess moves in a game.
There are 20 possible 1st moves and 20 possible replies so that is 40 possible moves for move 1.
After that it could be somewhat more or less than 20 depending on the position but lets keep it simple and say the average number of moves is 20. Therefore in a typical game of 40 moves there are 40 X 40 options or only 1600 possible moves. If a game were ...[text shortened]... sumes only 20 possible moves each move but in many positions the possibilities will be far more.