Author: Steve Coladonato
Date: 04:30:37 04/05/00
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On April 04, 2000 at 23:22:05, James T. Walker wrote: >My opinion about the 50 move rule is that is should be discontinued in games >which have a sudden death time control. There seems to be no reason for a move >limit when there is already a time limit. Since a game cannot last "forever" as >in years past why should there be a 50 move rule? >Other opinions? >Jim Walker Most games that have a sudden death time control also have a delay setting. So theoretically, given a 5 second delay, a player could easily push wood and not lose time on the clock. So I think the 50 move rule is valid. Steve
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