Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 13:54:32 12/13/99
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On December 13, 1999 at 15:29:59, Chessfun wrote: >On December 13, 1999 at 15:21:47, James B. Shearer wrote: > >> I won two games on time vrs Chesspartner on FICS yesterday because of >>some sort of bug in the three time rep code. In both cases, in positions which >>either were or were about to be three time reps, Chesspartner simply stopped >>moving and eventually lost on time. >> I believe you have to request a three time rep draw, it is not >>automatically granted by the server. >> James B. Shearer > > >Was this as fever ?, if yes I have those games normally with the three fold rep >the server I think calls it, I thought those two games were strange that >chesspartner lost on time. >Thanks. The server doesn't call it, because it would violate the rules of chess. The side repeating the position for the 3rd does not _have_ to claim a draw, any more than the side making the last move to satisfy the 50-move rule draw has to claim a draw... it is optional. If you want a 3-fold rep draw, or a 50-move rule draw, you have to send "draw" after repeating the position...
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