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Not happy with chess.com!! Two pawns and a knight, two points lead and it draws the game??? !!! Not happy 😊
This needs changing, a king, two pawns and a knight versus a knight and king is not a draw. So annoying because it ducts points as well!!!!!
Jan 6, 2023
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Vokelistic wrote:
This needs changing, a king, two pawns and a knight versus a knight and king is not a draw. So annoying because it ducts points as well!!!!!
That's the thing: it is a draw if the board repeats three times. Threefold repetition is a universal chess rule followed by all the chess organizations and all the online chess websites. It is like the stalemate rule; if you are winning or have chances to win, then it is up to you not to let the game draw.
This isn't a chess.com thing; it's a rule of chess itself. If you have the advantage, just make sure you don't repeat moves to avoid getting a draw. If you're losing, then it is a good idea to repeat moves to get the draw.
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Jan 7, 2023
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MarkofGreatness wrote:
Vokelistic, it can happen if you have 10 queens and the opponent had only a king. These are the rules; you can accept them or choose a different game.
It is not possible to get 10 queens without playing from a custom position. It is only possible to get 9. On another note, some players make this a 5-move rule instead of a 3-move rule, and the draw must be claimed instead of being automatic.
Jan 7, 2023
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#7
Also, I do get why it would be frustrating to get a draw from a winning position. Of course, it is better than losing, but it will help you to learn how to avoid draws later.
When you are up 2 pawns and still have 14 minutes on the clock in the endgame, you have time to come up with a plan. Playing random moves (like you did) is probably not the way to go.
Jan 7, 2023
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DragonGamer231 wrote:
.... On another note, some players make this a 5-move rule instead of a 3-move rule, and the draw must be claimed instead of being automatic.
Triple repetition of position is a claimed draw OTB. For FIDE five-fold is automatic.
Here, based on the way live games work, automatically claiming makes the most sense.
Jan 8, 2023
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#10
You mistakenly repeated the same position three times. It has happened to me several times. "I nearly smashed my phone on one occasion 😅" but it was my fault then for allowing the repetition. Just be careful next time.
I know the repetition, 50 move and stalemate rules to a draw, but is there any other rules to lead into a draw?
Jan 8, 2023
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#12
azfireplays413 wrote:
I know the repetition, 50 move and stalemate rules to a draw, but is there any other rules to lead into a draw?
Insufficient Material and insufficient material to mate on time. There's also dead positions, but that's not something possible here.
https://support.chess.com/article/268-my-opponent-ran-out-of-time-why-was-it-a-draw
https://support.chess.com/article/128-what-does-insufficient-mating-material-mean