Author: Michel van der List
Date: 13:37:48 02/02/00
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On February 02, 2000 at 16:06:34, Daniel Clausen wrote:
>On February 02, 2000 at 15:39:13, Michel van der List wrote:
>>On February 02, 2000 at 15:28:28, Jeroen van Dorp wrote:
>>>On February 02, 2000 at 15:24:47, Michel van der List wrote:
>>>>I've been looking at TSCP, and it would appear that the fifty move counter
>>>>does not get reset when the castling rights change. Am I missing something?
>>>
>>>With the chance of making a stupid remark, but castling is not incorporated
>>>in the 50 moves rule, only pawn moving and taking a piece.
>>>So if the 50 moves rule in a program is reset at a castling, that's not
>>>right.
>>
>>My understanding of the rules is slightly different, but I could certainly be
>>wrong. As I understand it, any non-reversible move would reset the 50 move
>>counter. So not just castling itself, but even the fact that your castling
>>rights change (i.e. if I can still castle both K&Q side, but move my K-side
>>rook, thereby losing my ability to castle K-side), would reset the counter.
>>
>>I don't own a FIDE or USCF rulebook, perhaps someone else can clarify...
>
>At least the FIDE-part of the Swiss chess agenda claims that the 50move
>counter shall only be resetted after a capture or a pawn move.
>
>I never was a big fan of this rule, since it seems obvious to me that the idea
>behind this 50-move-rule is the "non-reversible" aspect of it and then
>castling or losing castling-rights should also be included. But then, it's a
>rule and - like a definition - it can't be wrong. (it can be silly/useless
>though :)
9.3. The game is drawn, upon a correct claim by the player having the move, if
(a) he writes on his scoresheet, and declares to the arbiter his intention
to make a move which shall result in the last 50 moves having been made by each
player without the movement of any pawn and without the capture of any
piece, or
(b) the last 50 consecutive moves have been made by each player without the
movement of any pawn and without th
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