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Subject: Re: Draw by treefold repetition

Author: James T. Walker

Date: 09:52:27 03/08/06

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On March 08, 2006 at 11:55:43, Kolss wrote:

>On March 08, 2006 at 02:09:13, Mike S. wrote:
>
>>On March 08, 2006 at 00:47:39, Pedro Castro wrote:
>>
>>>[D]7Q/4bk1p/p2r2p1/1p3p2/1P6/P4P2/6PP/5K2 b - - 0 41
>>>
>>>41. .. h5
>>>42. Qh7+ Kf6
>>>43. Qh8+ Kf7
>>>44. Qh7+ Kf6
>>>45. Qh8+ kf7
>>>
>>>1/2 - 1/2
>>>
>>>Is it correct?
>>>
>>>My doubt is if it is necessary to consider that in the movement 41.. h5 is a
>>>possibility to eat ep and therefore a move more would be needed take treefold
>>>repetition.
>>
>>There is no white pawn on g5, therefore no e.p. possible! The draw is correct
>>here. *With* a wp g5, Fritz(8) does not claim draw after 45.Kf7 but after
>>46.Qh7+. So, the difference of the position after 41...h5 due to the e.p.
>>capturing possibility is correctly recognized (but not if there is only a
>>"ghost" of an opponent's pawn... :-) ).
>>
>>[Event "?"]
>>[Site "?"]
>>[Date "????.??.??"]
>>[Round "?"]
>>[White "New game"]
>>[Black "Test"]
>>[Result "1/2-1/2"]
>>[SetUp "1"]
>>[FEN "7Q/4bk1p/p2r2p1/1p3pP1/1P6/P4P2/6PP/5K2 b - - 0 41"]
>>[PlyCount "10"]
>>
>>41... h5 42. Qh7+ Ke6 43. Qh8 Kf7 44. Qh7+ Ke6 45. Qh8 Kf7 46. Qh7+ 1/2-1/2
>>
>>Regards,
>>M.Scheidl
>
>
>Hehe,
>
>and which GUI gets this one correct?
>
>[D]7Q/4bk1p/p2r2p1/1p3pP1/1P5K/P4P2/6PP/8 b - - 0 1
>
>1. ... h5
>2. Qh7+ Kf8
>3. Qh8+ Kf7
>4. Qh7+ Kf8
>5. Qh8+ Kf7
>draw by three-fold repetition!
>
>Best regards - Munjong.

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