Game Drawn by Repetition

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Avatar of TruckerOz

Hi

Can someone please tell me why this game was a draw?

 

I made no 3 moves exactly the same as far as i can tell. 

 

How do i avoid this in the future?

 



Avatar of csalami10

The position has to be repeated 3 times, not the moves.

First: position after 21..Qg3+
Second: position after 25..Qg3+
Third: position after 29..Qg3+ 

As you can see, after those moves the position is the same. 

How to avoid it?
The most typical way of reaching the 3 time repetition is perpetual check, just like in this game. But, in this game you had the opportunity to avoid it, you should have played 24. Bf3 and there are no more checks. 
 

Avatar of TruckerOz

Thanks :)