half moves?

half moves?

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What it means an half move? I think never heard of it...

chemist

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@Filipe-Fonseca said
What it means an half move? I think never heard of it...
A move by one colour only. A full move is one by black and one by white (two half moves)

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@Ponderable
i thought that, but the count in the site don't follow that logic... may be the half moves without taking a piece? For the 50 moves draw rule?

chemist

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@Filipe-Fonseca said
@Ponderable
i thought that, but the count in the site don't follow that logic... may be the half moves without taking a piece? For the 50 moves draw rule?
For the 50 move rule yes, no taking otherwise the counterstarts anew.

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@Ponderable
ah! got it, thanks!

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@Filipe-Fonseca said
What it means an half move? I think never heard of it...
1. e4 is a half move.


1. e4 e5 is a move.

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A whole move is called a move.

A half move is called "ply".

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