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The upper bound is a few thousand. A game is considered drawn if no pawn has moved and no piece has been captured for 50 moves. And there's also the threefold
by LorenPechtel 1y ago
The upper bound is a few thousand. A game is considered drawn if no pawn has moved and no piece has been captured for 50 moves. And there's also the threefold repetition rule: if the same exact position (counting things like castling eligibility etc) occurs three times it's drawn.
- chipsrafferty 1y agoI think the upper bound is 6300, then. Each pawn can move 6 times, times 16 pawns, times 50 moves before a game ending draw, plus each capturable piece that can delay the game another 50 moves (15 on each side)