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# Can a Chess Piece Explain Markov Chains?
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/infinite-series/episode/can-a-chess-piece-explain-markov-chains-jjahp4/
- Published: 2024-04-02T22:52:11.000Z
- Updated: 2025-08-21T06:37:37.000Z
- Description: In this episode probability mathematics and chess collide.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Infinite Series, Season 1, Episode 8, #ZZZ_Episode_0dbb3a32-dbf5-41f9-860c-0c14a1e4b394, #episode, #ZZZ_Show_0efdefa6-fb6f-44e5-96f1-baf9a8c090e2, #geo-us, #v1.16

In this episode probability mathematics and chess collide. What is the average number of steps it would take before a randomly moving knight returned to its starting square?