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Are you aware of the fact that the number of possible ways of playing the first four moves for both sides in a game of chess is 318,979,564,000?
The longest game of chess that is possible is of 5,949 moves.
The longest game lasted for 269 moves and ended in a draw.
A German named Dr. Emanuel Lasker retained the Champion title for the most time: 26 years and 337 days!
17 Interesting Chess Facts
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