Game 2338930 Ok, I am ready for a torrent of abuse from all you chess fanatics but I cannot understand why this game was drawn. My understanding is that if 3 IDENTICAL moves are repeated then the game is drawn, but three moves weren't consequitvely repeated by me or my opponent. Please advise.
Originally posted by pinnacleIt's not about the repetition of moves, but the repetition of a position.
Game 2338930 Ok, I am ready for a torrent of abuse from all you chess fanatics but I cannot understand why this game was drawn. My understanding is that if 3 IDENTICAL moves are repeated then the game is drawn, but three moves weren't consequitvely repeated by me or my opponent. Please advise.
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Originally posted by pinnacleyes.,
Ok, so the repitition of a position can occur throughout the game, they don't have to be consequetive. Meaning we have repeated these moves at some point during the game ?
move 47b, 49b, and 51b.
Note.. since pawns cannot move backwards.. once a pawn moves forward, or a player castles, all count for repetition starts over, as its no longer a similar board position. The confusion people have, is they think three repeated moves, but its when the board is in the same position 3 times. .
edit: Ragnorak beat me to it .. I have to type faster
Originally posted by NordlysReally? Man....now that is something I wasn't aware of.......and just when I thought I knew it all.
It should be added that it has to be the same player's move, and the castling rights have to be the same.
No, I'm not being sarcastic, that really is some interesting info.
Originally posted by NordlysI don't think the castling rights must take into consideration.
It should be added that it has to be the same player's move, and the castling rights have to be the same.
Even the same players move.
Isn't it enough with three identical positions?
(I might be wrong here...)
Originally posted by FabianFnasNo, castling rights and which players move are all taken into consideration. if the position is the same by white moving there does not count if the board position is the same when black made the last move.
I don't think the castling rights must take into consideration.
Even the same players move.
Isn't it enough with three identical positions?
(I might be wrong here...)
Originally posted by MIODudeYes, I fold.
No, castling rights and which players move are all taken into consideration. if the position is the same by white moving there does not count if the board position is the same when black made the last move.
FIDE rule 9.2 regulate this.
Also including that the en passant rights should be the same.
Originally posted by bosintangAlso it has to be claimed! on yahoo chess the game automatically draws which is incorrect, as no one has claimed the draw. Although I have to say this is where I actually learned (quite a while ago) that it was the position rather than the move, because as a child I was taught this rule wrongly.
The exact same *position* must be identical three times: so that includes the right to castle, and also the right to execute an en passant capture.