mabye a stupid question, but i want to know

can anyone tell me what i halfmove is?....i seen the counter while i
was playin a game and i havnt a clue wat it means

From the help files [boarview]

What on earth is a half move and full move count?

The half-move count is the number of half-moves made since the last
capture or pawn move. If this reaches 50, the game is drawn. The full-
move count is the number of full moves made since the start of the
game. The full move counter increases by one after each move made
by black.
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Although, of course, we have been meaning to rephrase "half-move"
since the very beginning to be something a little more meaningful.

Chris

A GM once said a half-move is moving a pawn only one field instead
of two ;-)

Originally posted by Chris
Although, of course, we have been meaning to rephrase "half-move"
since the very beginning to be something a little more meaningful.

Chris

Originally posted by Russ
The half-move count is the number of half-moves made since the last
capture or pawn move. If this reaches 50, the game is drawn.

Originally posted by Russ
From the help files [boarview]

What on earth is a half move and full move count?

The half-move count is the number of half-moves made since the last
capture or pawn move. If this reaches 50, the game is drawn. The full-
move count is the number of full moves made since the start of the
game. The full move counter increases by one after each move made
by black.
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Originally posted by AThousandYoung
Don't trust Russ. He lies.

Originally posted by Russ
From the help files [boarview]

What on earth is a half move and full move count?

The half-move count is the number of half-moves made since the last
capture or pawn move. If this reaches 50, the game is drawn. The full-
move count is the number of full moves made since the start of the
game. The full move counter increases by one after each move made
by black.
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Originally posted by lebowski
No. A half move is a move by either color....a full move is a move by both sides, it takes 50 of those for a game to be drawn without a pawn being moved or piece captured.

With respect, Russ, you are running a chess site.

Please learn the rules of the game.

Oh dear. What have I done? 😕

Originally posted by Feenix131
can anyone tell me what i halfmove is?....i seen the counter while i
was playin a game and i havnt a clue wat it means

Originally posted by Bowmann
With respect, Russ, you are running a chess site.

Please learn the rules of the game.