Originally posted by ShanghaiShmuelno, the same position must be repeated 3 times, they don't have to be in a row, but the position must be exactly the same (wich includes castling and e.p. rights)
if i do the same move 3 times in a row will i be eligible for a draw?
irresepective of what the other player does?
thank you and happy christmas!
Originally posted by ShanghaiShmuelBoth your and your opponents position must be the exactly same three times in order to be a draw. Even castling and e.p. rights must be the same.
what about if my position is the same but the other players is different?
i'm so sorry to trouble you
The position on the board must be the same with the same player on the move for that player to claim the draw. These three identical positions do NOT have to be 1-2-3 in a row, but can be seperated by other moves as long as you come back to the core position for the third time. A few notes:
1 As mentioned, the status of both Kings for castling must be the same and all en passent opportunities must be the same.
2 Any pawn move resets the counter, since they can't move backwards. 🙂
3 The draw must be claimed, see the "claim draw" button here at RHP interface.
4 The player claiming the draw must make a move that brings up the same board position for at least the third time. It can also be the fourth, fifth, sixth time, etc if you didn't see it or want it on the third time.
It doesn't come up that often, but I have saved 4-5 games from lose with this method.
There is one very interesting point about the three same positions rule for a draw.
The positions don't need to be "exactly" the same!
That is, the King's Knight and Queen's Knight and, or, the King's Rook and the Queen's Rook, can be switched, so the positions only need to "look like" they are exactly the same! 🙂
