chess is a draw with best play
engines are really close to said best play
so engines have lots of draws
98% draws!!!!! .... in the CCC Chess 960 Blitz Championship: Finals (5|5)
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No, that's not it.
The same two engines, same time limit, played in CCC Blitz Championship 2021: Semifinals (5|5).
https://www.chess.com/computer-chess-championship#event=ccc-blitz-championship-2021-semifinals
18 draws from 32 games. Only 56% draws.
I think it might be something to do with the 960 variant they were playing.
https://www.chess.com/computer-chess-championship#event=ccc-chess-960-blitz-championship-finals
Stockfish and Dragon played 600 games.
589 draws !!!!! 98.2%
Stockfish won 7 as white and 3 as black.
Dragon won a game as white.
WHY SO MANY DRAWS??????