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Where to place kings on board after 1-0/0-1/0.5-0.5?

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vij619

On electronic chess board, after game ends I have seen arbitrators keep the king at the middle of the board. 

Where to place kings on board after 1-0/0-1/0.5-0.5

 

If there are some other pieces at the middle where too keep the kings/move that piece?

 

Thank you!

0110001101101000

I believe on white squares is white wins, on black squares is black wins. One of each color is a draw.

If pieces are in the way, they move them out of the way.

vij619

out of the way means? they also need to be placed inside the board? if so where? how will electronic chess board will understand that its not an illegal move and the game is over?

When you mean white squares, do you mean e5 & d4 for white win? if so, where white king will be in e5 or d4?

similarly black squares means e4 & d5? if so, where white king will be in e5 or d4?

draw means e4-e5 or d4-d5?  Where white king will be in e5 or d4?

sorry, If I didn't understand what your are trying to say. Could you be specific please? 

 

0110001101101000

I don't know.

My imagination is that they programmed it so that it doesn't matter which king goes on e4 and which king goes on d5 because people are dumb and would forget, so it's better to program it so that either way works Tongue Out

Same type of answer to the other questions.

Similarly, I would guess they programmed it so that when pieces are swept off to the side it does register as an illegal move... but then if two kings are placed in the center (somethat that can't happen during the game) it ignores the illegal moves and simply ends the game.

But again, I don't know for sure. I just know as a spectator what to look for.

Martin_Stahl

I assume you mean the DGT boards. You use the center squares: d4, e4,d5,e5. 

  • Both kings on light/white squares, 1-0
  • Both kings on dark/black squares, 0-1
  • One king on each color, 1/2-1/2

http://www.digitalgametechnology.com/index.php/support1/frequently-asked-questions/361-boards/general/162-how-is-the-result-of-a-game-indicated-on-a-dgt-e-board?mavikthumbnails_display_ratio=2

vij619

Thanks a lot for your answers Thanks for your time. I understood now!