plycount

plycount

English

Etymology

ply +‎ count

Noun

plycount (plural plycounts)

1. (neologism, chess) The total number of moves in a game, counting each player's move as 1.
   • 2004. Jaap van den Herik, Hiroyuki Iida, Ernst A. Heinz. Advances in Computer Games: Many Games, Many Challenges... Springer 2004, p. 216 :

     Take note that if the side to move first wins, the plycount must be an odd number, since that side makes the last move.

See also

• computer chess