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4th June 2008, 06:31pm
#1
by muggles
Nottingham United Kingdom
Member Since: Jan 2008
Member Points: 50

Hi All,

My daddy used to tell me that when you get the king on its own at the end of a chess game, you have to mate it in 24 moves or less...is this true? or was my daddy full of it?

 

Cheers!

Muggles


4th June 2008, 06:34pm
#2
by lanceuppercut_239
United States
Member Since: May 2008
Member Points: 454
He was close. The actual rule is: if both sides make 50 consecutive moves without capturing a piece or moving a pawn, the game is a draw.
4th June 2008, 06:35pm
#3
by muggles
Nottingham United Kingdom
Member Since: Jan 2008
Member Points: 50
Is this the case on chess.com too then lanceuppercut ... do you know?
4th June 2008, 06:40pm
#4
by lanceuppercut_239
United States
Member Since: May 2008
Member Points: 454
It's a standard chess rule, so I would assume the answer is yes (and if not, we should file a bug report!) - however, you may have to press the "offer draw" button to actually claim the draw once the draw condition has been fulfilled (I'm not 100% sure about that one).
 
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