F6 was repeated by Black
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Unusual Draw by Repition?
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Aug 4, 2025
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DanBlough29 wrote:
So this game recently happened & the draw by repetition caught me off guard.
I never had one happen where the repeated position was out of sequence? Could anyone elaborate on the rule a bit more since I must not have a clear understanding of it.
It's triple repetition of position
The same position is on the board after moves 62,64, and 66 by black.
It doesn't matter what sequence of moves are made to get to the position, with a couple of exceptions. All moves possible in the first position have to be possibile in all positions. So if castling was possible in one position, it has to be in all, and if en passant was possible in the first, if won't count as a repetition. In addition, the same side has to be on the move each time.
If you click on 62…Rxa2, 64…Kf6 and 66…Kf6, you’ll see the same position. So, it’s draw by repetition.
Basically what #3 and 5 said.
If the position is repeated 3 times, no matter where in the game, it’s a draw.
If the position is repeated 3 times, no matter where in the game, it’s a draw.
Fun fact: hovering the mouse over the repetition symbols brings up a box reading "This game ended in a draw because the same position was repeated 3 times".
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So this game recently happened & the draw by repetition caught me off guard. I never had one happen where the repeated position was out of sequence? Could anyone elaborate on the rule a bit more since I must not have a clear understanding of it.