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Hit the 'Claim Draw' button (the text on the normal 'offer draw' button should have changed).
Apr 20, 2011
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#5
Not yet (no clain draw button), but it is a sequence that my opponent can't avoid, so no sweat. So I should just look for the Clain Draw to appear?
Yes. Remember, it appears in the same place the 'Offer Draw' button usually does.
I am under the impression it will only happen immediately if the button says 'claim', as this is the only indication the server has actually recognised a three-fold on the board...
Aha, I wasn't aware of a time delay. And that pre-move issue should be fixed.
Unless... in OTB chess, do you have to claim a draw by threefold IMMEDIATELY after threefold? Or can you play more moves, and then claim a draw? Seems a little ambiguous unless I've missed part of a rule.
Apr 20, 2011
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#11
RetGuvvie98 wrote:
I may be mistaken, but if you make the move that repeated the position for the 3rd time, clicking on 'draw' will either offer a draw or claim the draw, even if the button hasn't changed yet. the 'button change' time delay takes a brief time, and, (in some positions) if your opponent has alertly recognized that possibility, and has entered a 'premove', to vary the position, then ..... claiming it instantly will be the only way to get it to happen.
kind of a moot issue in the referenced game, as there are few enough choices for the defender.
It is a moot point in this position, but it is best to know what to do. It can be confusing. To offer a draw you are supposed to make your move first. You claim a draw before you move, is that right? although I believe that is not so much accepted practice these days. I am going for my longest drawing streak, so I should already know this stuff. Thanks for your input.
Apr 20, 2011
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#13
I offered a draw after I'd made my move. So it's an offer, not a claim. In the case before me there is no problem, as the only alternative to repetition is to allow checkmate.
RetGuvvie98 wrote:
I may be mistaken, but if you make the move that repeated the position for the 3rd time, clicking on 'draw' will either offer a draw or claim the draw, even if the button hasn't changed yet. the 'button change' time delay takes a brief time, and, (in some positions) if your opponent has alertly recognized that possibility, and has entered a 'premove', to vary the position, then ..... claiming it instantly will be the only way to get it to happen.
kind of a moot issue in the referenced game, as there are few enough choices for the defender.
I mentioned it in another thread, but it bears repeating: This is a flaw that needs to be resolved.
I have a game that is repeating a sequence of moves. I can "offer" a draw, but can I "claim" a draw?