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Re:No reachable chess position with more than 218 moves by GabrielBen on Friday September 26, 2025 @09:27AM (#45386278)
A game of Go can be legally infinite due to recaptures. (player passes 360 times, then eats the entire board and it starts over).

It's also a natural infinite game due to Kos which can be the best move to play. This requires a set of extra rules to prevent. (Ko, superKo, triple kos, etc)

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Re:No reachable chess position with more than 218 moves by tromp on Friday September 26, 2025 @09:45AM (#45386442)
I assume superko as is standard in several rulesets to prevent infinite play.
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