winecraft wrote:
No repetition feature in live chess, for such a big site, to not even play the game of chess correctly sort of sucks!
You are wrong about the "missing" feature and in your understanding of the Laws of Chess.
That sucks.
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Let me explain:
1. An award of a draw for repetition is not automatic, it has to be claimed. I know other websites automatically award a draw but they have bastardized the Laws of Chess.
2. You claim a draw by clicking on the draw button. If the necessary criteria have been met, then a draw will be awarded.
No claim = no draw.
Draws aren't automatically awarded in OTB chess after threefold repetition.
PrawnEatsPrawn wrote:
Let me explain:
1. An award of a draw for repetition is not automatic, it has to be claimed. I know other websites automatically award a draw but they have bastardized the Laws of Chess.
2. You claim a draw by clicking on the draw button. If the necessary criteria have been met, then a draw will be awarded.
No claim = no draw.
And having to click on a draw button is not a bastardized version of the laws of chess?
I get your point, if I was playing over the board I would claim the draw and only if the other player disagreed would I request a ruling (arbitration). I understand the rules, I just don't see a clear indication of how it was explained on this system and what the procedures were to obtain the desired result. So maybe I should say the feature is not well documented.
In either case it still sucks!
No repetition feature in live chess, for such a big site, to not even play the game of chess correctly sort of sucks!