Author: Jim Bell
Date: 12:06:52 05/17/01
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On May 17, 2001 at 10:57:03, José de Jesús García Ruvalcaba wrote: >On May 17, 2001 at 08:27:48, Jim Bell 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." >>> >>>This is a little ambiguous I think... >>> >>>Which is it? >>> >>>Alex >> >>Apparently the version of the FIDE rules which I downloaded last year are >>obsolete, as the corresponding Article number has changed, and the law itself >>is different: previously, a player could claim a draw just BEFORE making >>his/her/its 50th "no progress" move. >> >>The pertinent text is: >> >>"9.3. The game is drawn, upon a correct claim by the player >>having the move, if >> >>(a) he writes on his scoresheet, and declares to the arbiter >>his intention to make a move which shall result in the last >>50 moves having been made by each player without the movement >>of any pawn and without the capture of any piece, or >> >>(b) the last 50 consecutive moves have been made by each >>player without the movement of any pawn and without the >>capture of any piece." >> >>I don't remember from where I downloaded this version of the rules. Can anyone >>point me to a website which maintains a current version of "The FIDE Laws of >>Chess"? I couldn't find them on www.fide.com (maybe I overlooked them!?). I >>found several versions with a search engine, but I don't know if they are >>current. >> >>Thanks in advance, >> >>Jim > >Try >http://handbook.fide.com/handbook.cgi?level=E&level=E1 >It seems that your version is more current. >José. Thank you for the precise URL. I don't know how I missed it! Actually, I rushed my initial post because I wanted to warn everybody about these two versions of the 50-move rule, before this thread died. It seems to me that the version which was quoted by Alex Boby could be interpreted as NOT permitting a player who has just completed the 100th consecutive no-progress half-move to claim a draw, since once they complete their move they are no longer the "player having the move". By contrast, the version at the link which you have provided is unambiguous: it DOES permit such a player to claim a draw. Since your link is to the official FIDE site, I will update my files accordingly. Thanks again, Jim
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