Author: Bill Gletsos
Date: 04:10:59 02/05/00
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At one stage the latest rules used to be on FIDE's web page but since the web page moved its no longer on it. Apart from the latest rules being in the FIDE Handbook (this can be obtained from FIDE via your national federation) they are also available in the book : The Chess Organiser's Handbook by Stewart Reuben ISBN 1 85744 199 0 Stewart Reuben Is an International Arbiter and a member of the FIDE Rules Commision The book is available from amazon.com for $US14.95 My understanding is that the FIDE Rules Commision decided that making exceptions for the very few positions that may require more than 50 moves wasnt warranted for across the board play. The Rules commision was of the opinion that if the Commission for Chess Composition(known as the PCCC) wished not to apply the 50 move rule for chess compositions/studies then the PCCC was allowed to do so. Geurt Gijssen is the Chairman of the FIDE Rules Commision. He writes a monthly article which is available on http://www.chesscafe.com. Best, Bill On February 05, 2000 at 06:18:40, Marc Plum wrote: >I don't doubt that you're correct. The rule that I cited was taken from the >FIDE section of "US Chess Federation's Official Rules of Chess, 4th ed.", which >gives both FIDE and USCF laws. As this was published in 1993, I can believe >that the rule has been revised. > >Would you let me know, though, where you found the more recent laws published? >The USCF, in its latest catalog, is still selling this same 4th edition as the >official rules of chess. Is there a book available in the US with the more >recent rules? > >Incidentally, the relevant USCF rule in the edition I have is 14F1, which also >allows the possibility of extending the 50 move limit. I wonder if the USCF has >changed this rule. It wouldn't matter for the Cadaques tournament, though, >which is not in the U.S. > >If you are correct about the rule having been changed, then that takes away the >legal basis for extending the 50 move limit. Wins in greater than 50 moves may >have an interest for perfectionists, still, but my suggestion to extend the >limit for computer tournaments would no longer be valid. Of course, that leaves >open the question of future revisions of the rules. :-) > >Best, > >Marc > >On February 05, 2000 at 01:30:38, Bill Gletsos wrote: > >> The 50 move rule is article 9.3 of the current laws of chess. These laws have >>been in effect since July 1st 1997. >> >>Article 9.3 reads: >> The game is drawn, upon a correct claim by ther 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 tthe capture of any piece. >> >> >> There is no mention whatsover of any special circumstances under which the >>number of 50 moves maybe increased in these rules. >> >>Bill
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