Author: José de Jesús García Ruvalcaba
Date: 11:13:20 04/22/99
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On April 22, 1999 at 08:48:12, Robert Ericsson wrote: >On April 22, 1999 at 07:55:29, Frank Schneider wrote: > >>On April 22, 1999 at 07:25:09, Curran Roller wrote: > ><snip> > >>>If someone has access to an official rulebook, I'd like to know (I'm at work and >>>not where I can get at a rulebook). Thanks in advance! >> >>Frank > >It must be: >- same position >- same player to move >- same possibilities in the position (possibility of e.p., right to castle) > >the first, second and third time. Otherwise the rules won't apply. > >Especially the two last conditions is often overlooked by players. But >it's good to be familiar with if you have to triangulate in a position >(and missed the opportunity the first time...)! > >Robert Karpov once claimed a draw by repetition against Miles (I do not remember the turnament), but the first position was not "equal" to the next two, because Miles lost the rigth to caslte queen-side. The rule at that time was to substract five minutes to the clock of the player making and incorrect draw claim (if the player had less than five minutes she/he lost on time). Karpov had only nine minutes left before the claim, and only four after it. I am sure he was scared! (the game was drawn anyway). José.
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