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Subject: Re: 50 Move Rule

Author: Rajen Gupta

Date: 13:08:33 05/16/01

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On May 16, 2001 at 13:54:35, Robert Hyatt wrote:

>On May 16, 2001 at 13:43:47, Alex Boby wrote:
>
>>  I always understood that it was 50 half moves, but someone has recently
>>claimed that it is 50 full moves...
>>
>>Article 10.12:
>>
>>"The game is drawn when a player having the move claims a draw and demonstrates
>>that at least the last 50 consecutive moves have been made by each side without
>>the capture of any piece and without the movement of any pawn."

Quite unabiguous I think "the last 50 cosecutive moves have been made by each
side" is self explanatory
>>
>>This is a little ambiguous I think...
>>
>>Which is it?
>>
>>Alex
>
>
>It is 50 full-moves...
>
>or 100 plies...



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