Cant figure out the reason for a draw
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ylo93
4 days ago
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#1
I just played a game which ended in draw and I dont understand how the rules of repition apply on the moves. This is not the first time and I cant figure it out. I had Rook + King vs. King (I forgot the checkmate pattern since this constellation didnt occured to this moment, so my moves were very poor to begin with lol).
https://www.chess.com/live/game/140302780026
If you get the same position three times in a game, chess.com will automatically declare it a draw by repetition. You kept moving your pieces around the same spot on the board while trying to remember the King and Rook checkmate pattern. You ended up getting the position with the kings on b5 and d5 and the rook on c4 three times. This caused the draw. Obviously you want to avoid making the same moves over and over, but it is also important to avoid moving your pieces in same general area when there are very few pieces on the board.
3 days ago
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#3
ylo93 wrote:
I just played a game which ended in draw and I dont understand how the rules of repition apply on the moves. This is not the first time and I cant figure it out. I had Rook + King vs. King (I forgot the checkmate pattern since this constellation didnt occured to this moment, so my moves were very poor to begin with lol). https://www.chess.com/live/game/140302780026
Click on moves 70, 72 and 76. The positions are the same with the same player to move. That is 3 fold repetition, AKA a draw. You can also see a little circled arrows just next to those moves, so that should help you in figuring it out.