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Subject: Re: Castling and the 50 move rule

Author: José de Jesús García Ruvalcaba

Date: 15:52:59 08/24/99

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On August 24, 1999 at 18:25:38, eric guttenberg wrote:

>Is castling really non-reversible? It is true that you cannot reverse it
>in a single move, but is it not always possible to restore the pre-castling
>position on the board in 4 or 5 moves?
>
>eric

	Two positions with the same pieces in the same squares and the same side to
move are not considered equal if the castling or en-passant rights are
different. This is relevant for the three-fold repetition rule.
José.



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