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  1. What is the average length of a game of chess?

    Jun 26, 2013 · Indeed, the 277 move game was played in a tournament on the Internet Chess Club. Oddly enough, I found that the average length of a game (played by humans) is roughly 40 moves. …

  2. Is the number of possible chess games infinite?

    Jan 10, 2015 · The average number of legal moves in a position is around 35, and the average length of a chess game is around 40 moves = 80 plies, so an estimate of the number of "rational" chess …

  3. Longest chess game possible (maximum moves) - Chess Stack Exchange

    Oct 27, 2020 · What is the longest chess game possible in terms of chess moves? I read somewhere that there is a theoretical maximum of 5949 moves. But I don't see any proof and I don't think it is …

  4. With only a king left, how many moves remaining until a draw?

    Jul 1, 2013 · I am a beginner in chess. If I have only a king left, how many moves does my opponent have to mate me?

  5. Is anything known about the chess game at the Vostok station that ...

    Nov 11, 2021 · After losing a chess game, a Russian at a Soviet scientific base murdered a colleague with an ax; as a result, the Soviet Union now forbids its cosmonauts from playing chess in space. …

  6. Average number of moves per game - Chess Stack Exchange

    Sep 16, 2014 · What are the average number of moves per game with regards to what opening has been played?

  7. Good resource for annotated games - Chess Stack Exchange

    May 15, 2015 · I'm finding annotated chess games very handy to increase my level of chess knowledge. Are there any recommendations on good online resources for annotated games? I've found a few, …

  8. Export all of my played games from chess.com

    Sep 8, 2022 · How can I export all my games played on chess.com? For example to import to another program for analysis. Exporting from the chess.com games list only shows the most recent 50 games.

  9. What happens after two kings stay on the board? - Chess Stack Exchange

    Jun 10, 2015 · A lot of times my sibling and I have played chess and have ended up with just two kings. We have never known what would happen next. Two kings on the board would somehow result in an …

  10. Chess.com: Is there a way to save a game in the middle?

    Nov 4, 2024 · When playing against the computer at chess.com, is there a way to save a game in the middle and then return to it after I'm checkmated to try again with a different strategy?