Author: Dieter Buerssner
Date: 16:04:54 11/17/04
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On November 17, 2004 at 16:02:32, Robert Hyatt wrote: > Neither side can >_force_ checkmate here. It is not a *force* mate rule, it is rather a help mate rule. If neither side - even with the help of the opponent - can construct a mate, it is draw. Some examples were given in this discussion already. I have not seen the blocked positions mentioned yet, like [D]k7/8/8/p2p2p1/P2P2P1/8/8/K7 w - - Actually one might conside the subject of this thread chosen wrong. There is no explicit "insufficient material rule" inside the FIDE chess rules. Regards, Dieter
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