Issue with window.close and chrome

Question

Im trying to close a child window with javascript and in firefox everything works fine but in chrome the window doesnt close

here is what im using

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Answer 1

If previously you open some other window by window.open()

This don't work:

window.open(...)
window.open('', '_self', '');
window.close();

But work:

window.open(...);
setTimeout(function(){
    window.open('', '_self', '');
    window.close();
}, 100);