Author: José de Jesús García Ruvalcaba
Date: 14:50:49 12/13/99
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On December 13, 1999 at 17:35:17, Chessfun wrote: >On December 13, 1999 at 17:30:29, José de Jesús García Ruvalcaba wrote: > [big snip] >> That is not following the rules either (but of course the servers can implement >>the rules in a way which is convenient for them, even if they differ from >>regular tournament practice). >> If the position is to be repeated for the third time after you making your >>move, the correct procedure to claim the draw is: >>1. Write down your move in your score sheet. >>2. Claim the draw (without making the move over the board!). >> If the claim is invalid, you are forced to make the move you have written down, >>and in any case it is part of the game. >> Claiming the draw is optional, but by making the move over the board you are >>implicitly choosing to not claim the draw, leaving that choice for your >>opponent. >> If the position has just repeated three times and it is your turn to move, you >>can claim the draw. >> The general policy is that only the player who has the move on the board can >>claim the draw. >>José. > >I believe you are totally correct. 1) and 2) Is a little hard on a server >however.:) Yes, because there are no score sheets! Any rule or regulation that involves the score sheets has to be modified or ignored on a chess server. >I always thought the server called it after the third rep. As noted >by Dr. Hyatt and yourself I stand corrected. >Thanks. I do not know how the chess servers implement the rule, as I do not play on-line chess.
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