Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 06:46:00 12/11/03
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On December 11, 2003 at 01:09:24, Terry McCracken wrote: >On December 10, 2003 at 17:59:15, Robert Hyatt wrote: > >>On December 09, 2003 at 15:14:01, Terry McCracken wrote: >>> >>>It didn't know how or when to claim it and it didn't claim it! >> >> >>I believe one could argue that if the chess player displays a window >>that says "3-fold repetition detected" that it would be safe to say >>it is "claiming" a repetition draw. >> >>To claim otherwise is ridiculous at best... >> >>Again, the FIDE rulebook has no "required text" for claiming a >>draw. It has a _procedure_ defined however. > >Of course, as it isn't mandatory!:o) You are sadly mistaken. If I claim a 3-fold repetition, as Jonny did by popping up a window making the claim, it _is_ mandatory. My opponent has no veto right. The TD verifies the repetition and the game is _over_.
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