Who will win in this riveting chess game of Math.random() vs. Math.random()? (opens in new tab)

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5 pointsMax_Horstmann5y ago5 comments

5 comments

gbacon5y ago

According to a Math.SE answer[0], such a game ends in a draw for about 85% of games.

[0]: https://math.stackexchange.com/a/846750/34343

arthurcolle5y ago

It randomly stopped without completing - is there some kind of timeout?

gbacon5y ago

The game may have become a draw due to insufficient material, e.g., K-KB, K-KN, and of course K-K. Chess also has a 50-move rule that results in a draw.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifty-move_rule

arthurcolle5y ago

This was probably it, didn't know of this rule. Effectively a real-world "timeout" !

Max_HorstmannOP5y ago

Might be a bug, anything in the console?

(I'm not the author of chessboardjs, just stumbled over it)

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5 comments

gbacon5y ago

According to a Math.SE answer[0], such a game ends in a draw for about 85% of games.

[0]: https://math.stackexchange.com/a/846750/34343

arthurcolle5y ago

It randomly stopped without completing - is there some kind of timeout?

gbacon5y ago

The game may have become a draw due to insufficient material, e.g., K-KB, K-KN, and of course K-K. Chess also has a 50-move rule that results in a draw.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifty-move_rule

arthurcolle5y ago

This was probably it, didn't know of this rule. Effectively a real-world "timeout" !

Max_HorstmannOP5y ago

Might be a bug, anything in the console?

(I'm not the author of chessboardjs, just stumbled over it)

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse