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minus-squareShard@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up40·2 years agoChess technically has a finite number of moves. Although its a huge number and some have theorized its larger than the number of atoms in the known universe.
minus-squareAlbbi@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down4·2 years agoTechnically it’s infinite, but that’s because of a stalemate. You can keep repeating the same moves over and over.
minus-squareeatham 🇦🇺@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down1·2 years agoStalemate is after 3 repeat moves, so no.
minus-squarejaybone@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 years agoBut it’s a state machine, and you could easily contrive scenarios for infinite moves, without stalemate.
minus-squareScubus@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 years ago*finite, I’m assuming autocorrect gotcha
Chess technically has a finite number of moves. Although its a huge number and some have theorized its larger than the number of atoms in the known universe.
Technically it’s infinite, but that’s because of a stalemate. You can keep repeating the same moves over and over.
Stalemate is after 3 repeat moves, so no.
But it’s a state machine, and you could easily contrive scenarios for infinite moves, without stalemate.
*finite, I’m assuming autocorrect gotcha