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15th July 2009, 10:56pm
#1
by NM ozzie_c_cobblepot
Gotham United States
Member Since: Feb 2008
Member Points: 8170

Can't you claim a draw? Do it before your move not after.

Here is a link to the game.

http://www.chess.com/echess/game.html?id=23691593

 

EDIT: The game is drawn, I see it ended. Theoretically, you could have claimed a draw when it was your 40th move, by going to the arbiter/TD and announcing your intention to play Qe2+, which would then repeat the position three times.

Generally, in online chess, they don't do it this way, and have you claim the draw _after_ making the move which repeats the position 3 times. Maybe you got unlucky and your three draws were at times where the position was not yet repeated three times.

15th July 2009, 10:57pm
#2
by RyanMK
Iowa United States
Member Since: Jun 2008
Member Points: 2277

One of the two participants MUST push what was the "Offer draw" button, but now it should have changed to the "Claim draw" button. If neither person does this, the game will last forever.

15th July 2009, 10:57pm
#3
by Haayden
Holland
Member Since: Jun 2009
Member Points: 42

Thank you!!

16th July 2009, 12:05am
#4
by meniscus
United States
Member Since: Feb 2009
Member Points: 2213

lol

9th December 2009, 04:19pm
#5
by FOFO1
Switzerland
Member Since: Nov 2009
Member Points: 21

haha

 

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