Part of the rules for draws

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WayneT

Who would have known? I certainly wasn't aware of this one:

"Fifty consecutive moves have been played where neither player has moved a pawn or captured a piece"*

This one I had an inkling but wasn't certain:

"A player declares a draw if the same exact position is repeated three times (though not necessarily three times in a row)"*

* https://secure.chess.com/learn-how-to-play-chess

jonnin

50 moves is an older rule.  There is at least one position where the game is won but takes more than 50 to apply the force.  I am not sure but I thought the rule increased the count over 50. 

The second one is fairly well known and happens often (most folks declare a draw agreed without a 50 count for the first rule).  I think it should be 3 in a row or 3 within 10 or something.  Unlikely but a draw 40 or something moves apart vs an opponent with a photographic memory would be pretty lame and gives an advantage to people with extrodinary memories.