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Giordano Bruno 1974 wrote: ↑20 August 2020, 00:38 One key difference is that there is no random element in chess and that can make results a foregone conclusion once a few pieces have been lost.

That difference is crucial. Games with complete information and no randomness (*ahem* such as Hive) can easily reach a game state where any continued play is just going through the motions.