Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 10:06:20 06/17/03
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On June 17, 2003 at 12:45:03, Thomas Mayer wrote:
>Hi Martin,
>
>[Event "Test game for Andreas"]
>[Site "Virtually in my head"]
>[Date "2003.06.17"]
>[White "Left part of my head v31"]
>[Black "Right part of my head v31"]
>[Result "1/2-1/2"]
>[TimeControl "endless"]
>1. h3 h6 2. Rh2 Rh7 3. Rh1 Rh8 {in fact this is the first repetition, because
>of changed castling rights, Quark would think that it is NO repetition}
>
>> This is definitely NO repetition because same position means same moving
>> rights.
>
>just a note from the FIDE Chess laws book:
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>9.2 The game is drawn, upon a correct claim by the player having the move, when
>the same position, for at least the third time (not necessarily by sequential
>repetition of moves)
>
>a) is about to appear, if he first writes his move on his scoresheet and
>declares to the arbiter his intention to make this move, or
>
>b) has just appeared, and the player claiming the draw has the move.
>
>Positions as in (a) and (b) are considered the same, if the same player has the
>move, pieces of the same kind and colour occupy the same squares, and the
>possible moves of all the pieces of both players are the same.
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>
>so far it would mean that I am right...
How. Re-read (b). Possible moves are the same. But castling is not possible
in one. So how can that mean you are "right"???
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>Positions are not the same if a pawn that could have been captured en passant
>can no longer be captured or if the right to castle has been changed temporarily
>or permanently
><<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
>
>
>but the next one declares that I am wrong... so all fine with me, because Quark
>is doing it correctly... :)
>
>Greets, Thomas
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