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Subject: Re: After FIDE rules Jonny's operator could not even claim the draw

Author: Francesco Di Tolla

Date: 05:44:07 12/01/03

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On December 01, 2003 at 07:00:01, Tony Werten wrote:

>On December 01, 2003 at 06:35:54, Francesco Di Tolla wrote:
>
>>>How ? Maybe by showing a pop-up claiming "3 fold repetition" ? If that isn't
>>>asking then what is ?
>>
>>No this is not asking a draw: for me to ask a draw one should state something
>>like "the engine asks for a draw", or better "the engine asks for a draw for 3
>>fold repetition".
>
>Which you have to do when the engine shows that pop-up, just as you have to play
>its moves. That's the whole point of this discussion.

You just press the button of confirmation and go further since that pop up is
not a properly formulated draw request, IMHO.

Fritz cand show any number of pop-ups it likes, but if there is no clear
statement about asking the draw I think the pop-ups should be ignored.





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