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 Threefold repetition?Is it possible to declare a threefold repetition even when it's not the case. Thank you. |
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"As per the chess rules, if the current position on the chess board appeared 3 or more times, the game can be declared a draw by either of the opponents. The other player's approval is not required, and the game ends immediately and is recorded as a draw for both players. Please note that simply repeating the same move 3 or more times by one of the players might not be enough, as the entire position on the board has to be repeated. That also includes whose turn it is to move, all castling possibilities and capture en passant targets. It is not required that the same position occurs three times during the consecutive moves. However, it usually happens this way in practice, typically with one of the Kings being subjected to a perpetual check." My guess is that it was the case that the same position repeated three times on the board, though not within consecutive moves, and therefore the 3-fold repetition rule applied. |
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ganstaman 30-Aug-12, 04:15 |
1) How did you think that there wasn't 3-fold repetition in your game? It wasn't even a tricky one where the position repeated non-consecutively. Your game is about as clear as it gets. 2) What sort of answer were you expecting? "If you pay the site a few extra dollars, you can declare it at 2-fold repetition!" I mean, the rules of chess are properly applied here so the answer is obvious. If you felt there was a bug that allowed the rules to be broken, then the reasonable thing to do would be to post the game to show us the bug (or better yet, contact gameknot with a link to the game) instead of asking the generic version of the question. So overall, I'm not sure what the purpose of this thread was. I just don't get it. |
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However,perhaps since he is near 100 years old(his profile states it)and he has lost 52%of his games,maybe he just isn't aware of the obvious?I hope I can play chess when i'm a 100 years old as well. |
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