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Probability in chess

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@JoshTheTraveler said in #11:

there are also no

infinte positions
if there is infinite squares, there is infinite positions.

@JoshTheTraveler said in #11: > there are also no > > infinte positions if there is infinite squares, there is infinite positions.

@Crew64butworse said in #12:

if there is infinite squares, there is infinite positions.
of course

@Crew64butworse said in #12: > if there is infinite squares, there is infinite positions. of course
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I didnt look up any wikipedia article, you might be right. The question van be understood both ways

I didnt look up any wikipedia article, you might be right. The question van be understood both ways

Hmm...ok how many possible ELIGIBLE POSITIONS are there which could be reached in a chess game

Hmm...ok how many possible ELIGIBLE POSITIONS are there which could be reached in a chess game
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Well, there are about(!) 20 moves for each side in any given position. 2 times 50 moves is 100 (for black and white), so the answer is around 20^100.

Well, there are about(!) 20 moves for each side in any given position. 2 times 50 moves is 100 (for black and white), so the answer is around 20^100.

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