13 Feb '04 20:32>
I've been ducking and doging for quite a while in a game and we have gone ten move without a pawn being taken. I read somewhere that I can claim a draw under the rules of RHP. Is this true?
Originally posted by Chorneyyou can play even 400 moves... if none of U 2 offers a draw, the other one can naver accept the draw...
What if he has a king and a horse and i have a king. Nither of us can win. Do i have to wait for 50 moves till it ends.
Originally posted by ChorneyThere is a provision in the Laws of Chess for a draw in such a case*. A message to Russ (as suggested by Thire) should secure the draw, although I can't imagine any player being unwilling to agree a draw with K+N vs K.
What if he has a king and a horse and i have a king. Nither of us can win. Do i have to wait for 50 moves till it ends.
Originally posted by Al GreenThis is wrong. It's 50 moves, without exceptions.
There is an exception to the 50 move rule: when an ending is known to be a win, a player is allowed twice the number of moves it should take him with best play. (i.e. king/bishop/knight vs king is a win with 34 moves of best play, therefore player is allowed 68 moves to effect checkmate--otherwise a draw can be claimed.)
Originally posted by Al GreenWas the book Chess Made Simple? If so, that's probably where I read it, too.
OK, Sorry, and thanks for the update. I was reading a book published by Milton Hanauer, M.S., J.D. in 1957 (Then director of NYC Interscholastic Chess League, former N.Y. State Champion and member U.S. International Team.)
Originally posted by Al GreenYes - It was a silly rule because chess theorists then decided it was great fun to find loads of obscure combinations of pieces that would lead to a win in huge numbers of moves.
OK, Sorry, and thanks for the update. I was reading a book published by Milton Hanauer, M.S., J.D. in 1957 (Then director of NYC Interscholastic Chess League, former N.Y. State Champion and member U.S. International Team.)