I made half a move?

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CatoTheElder

From my detailed stats...

 

Wins, Loses, Draws, Moves. 

Total 282 (52%) 229 (43%) 27 (5%) 538 16449
White 145 (58%) 96 (38%) 11 (4%) 252 (47%) 7560 (46%)
Black 137 (48%) 133 (47%) 16 (6%) 286 (53%) 8888.5 (54%)

 

Half a move? 


Evil_Homer
My detailed stats have a half too.
Nytik

I think the 'half' move comes from when you make a draw- I have only one drawn game, and this is in my profile:

Avg./game
when Draw:
52.5

 If I've only drawn one game, and this is the average, then drawn games must be the culprit.
Evil_Homer
Nytik wrote:

I think the 'half' move comes from when you make a draw- I have only one drawn game, and this is in my profile:

Avg./game
when Draw: 52.5

 If I've only drawn one game, and this is the average, then drawn games must be the culprit.

The sum of the white and black moves should equal the total, no?

On that basis, there should be 2 halves, I think, not one.


Nytik
So what we're saying is if the game finishes after white moves (by checkmate or otherwise) then it will only count for half a move, as black has not completed that move?
Evil_Homer

No,

Look at the stats from Cato above.

The 16,449 should be the sum of 7,560 + 8,889, so why 8,888.5?


Nytik
I think it just rounds up, either when the number gets that large or just because it's the total moves.
CatoTheElder
Maybe offering a draw when it is accepted counts as half a move?
Nytik
Thats why I posted my first post (#3) because I've only had one draw and the average has a .5 in it...
sistrurus

Often a "move" in chess is two plies, white takes a turn/black takes a turn.  So I don't think the .5 has anything to do with drawing, winning, or losing the game.  

Why the total line didn't add the fraction, I have no idea--must just round up.