Author: Gerd Isenberg
Date: 14:20:14 11/30/03
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On November 30, 2003 at 16:37:17, Dieter Buerssner wrote: >On November 30, 2003 at 13:57:19, Robert Hyatt wrote: > >>On November 30, 2003 at 13:22:20, Dieter Buerssner wrote: >>>Note, we first see the move, and then the info: "game drawn", which can easily >>>be interpreted as not correct. >> >>No it can't. Because to play a game of chess, you are required to _move_ the >>pieces, and _press_ the clock. That is why humans have "blind rules" for a >>player that can't see. And the rules explain this very clearly. If the >>draw is a repetition before the move is played, > >I am not sure, you read my post carefully. Neither do I find any indication in >the FIDE chess rules, that would support your point. I looked at: >http://www.fide.com/official/handbook.asp?level=EE101 > >There I find: >--- >9.2 The game is drawn, upon a correct claim by the player having the move, when >the same position, for at least the third time (not necessarily by sequential >repetition of moves) > >a) is about to appear, if he first writes his move on his scoresheet and >declares to the arbiter his intention to make this move, or > >b) has just appeared, and the player claiming the draw has the move. Hi Dieter, Isn't b) redundant? I mean if you have already a 3-fold repetition where your opponont didn't claim a draw before, doesn't that imply that you can force another 3-fold repetition? A i see, a rule for humans ;-) I have only implemented rule a). Cheers, Gerd <snip>
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