There is a good article about luck in chess here: http://www.chessninja.com/migonchess/migonchess005.htm http://www.chessninja.com/migonchess/migonchess005.htm

There is a good article about luck in chess here: http://www.chessninja.com/migonchess/migonchess005.htm http://www.chessninja.com/migonchess/migonchess005.htm To quote a bit: There is no "chance" on the chessboard, the pieces don't move by themselves. ... However, "extraordinarily improbable" things happen all the time.