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Can someone explainnto me how isnthis draw from repetitive moves it happened couple fo times when I was winning and i dont get it [Event "k41z3r vs Lukakhachira12"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2026-04-02"] [White "k41z3r"] [Black "Lukakhachira12"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2009"] [BlackElo "2051"] [TimeControl "600"] [Termination "Draw by repetition"] 1. c4 e5 2. e3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. exd4 d5 5. Be3 Nf6 6. Nc3 Bb4 7. h3 O-O 8. Nf3 Re8 9. Bd3 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Ne4 11. Qb3 Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 Na5 13. Bxf7+ Kf8 14. Qb4+ c5 15. dxc5 Kxf7 16. Rd1 Qc7 17. O-O Nc6 18. Qc4+ Kf8 19. Rfe1 Nf6 20. Bg5 Rxe1+ 21. Rxe1 Qf7 22. Qb5 Be6 23. Bf4 Bxa2 24. Ng5 Qb3 25. Ne6+ Kg8 26. Qd3 Qd5 27. Qg3 Qxe6 28. Rxe6 Bxe6 29. Bg5 Ne4 30. Qf4 Nxg5 31. Qxg5 a5 32. Qe3 Bf7 33. Qd2 a4 34. Qd7 Rb8 35. c4 Bxc4 36. Qg4 Bb3 37. Qg3 Ra8 38. h4 Nd4 39. Qc7 Bd5 40. Qd6 Ne2+ 41. Kh2 Bc6 42. Qe6+ Kh8 43. Qxe2 a3 44. Qa2 h6 45. g4 Ra5 46. Kg3 Rxc5 47. Qxa3 b6 48. Qb4 Rc1 49. Qxb6 Rg1+ 50. Kf4 Bg2 51. Qd8+ Kh7 52. h5 Rf1 53. Qd3+ Kh8 54. Qd8+ Kh7 55. Ke3 Re1+ 56. Kf4 Rf1 1/2-1/2
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k41z3r wrote:
Can someone explainnto me how isnthis draw from repetitive moves ..

A draw by threefold repetition is caused by a repetition of position not moves. As long as the same position occurs three times it's a draw regardless of the sequence of moves made to create the position.

https://www.chess.com/terms/threefold-repetition-chess

Avatar of Fr3nchToastCrunch

It's repetition of position, not repetition of moves.