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Subject: Re: Mate or draw?

Author: Dave Gomboc

Date: 16:41:51 05/08/98

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On May 08, 1998 at 02:40:58, Roland Pfister wrote:

>
>On May 08, 1998 at 02:02:02, Georg Langrath wrote:
>
>>In subject "horrible move" below there are different opinions.
>>If it should be draw by the 50-moves rule and the last move gives a
>>mate, is it draw or mate?
>
>You can claim a draw if 50 moves have been made without progress
>and it is your turn to move. If your next move ( your 51st ) is a mate I
>would prefer to execute that move to making a draw request :-)
>
>As a mate ends the game your opponent cannot claim a draw by the 50
>moves rule *after* your mating move.

But (and this is a rule that was adjusted at the last FIDE congress, I
believe) the opponent can say "I intend to play move xxxxx, after which
50 moves will have passed without either side capturing a piece or
moving a pawn, and therefore claim a draw."

Dave Gomboc



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