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There are 400 different moves a person can play after the 1rst move.

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Their is endless possibilities in Chess since there is no limit to the amount of moves able to be made.

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Well, after White's first move, you have 20 positions. After Black's response, that number jumps to 400. From there, it keeps going up and up, so the possibilities are endless.

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