same thing happened to me....
threefold repetition
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hedinnbriem wrote:
Hi, in one of my online chess games of this site the same position came up three times but the game did not draw, i was wandering if i´m not understanding this rule right?
A player declares a draw if the same exact position is repeated three times (though not necessarily three times in a row)By the rules of chess, which you have quoted, nobody tells you. You have to know when to claim.
Click on the draw button. If valid, then it is a draw.
I think it depends on wether you have other legal moves you can make, opposed to being forced to make certain moves, though i have never really understood this rule.. <3<3<3
Ps. Have you seen this guys muscles?!?:*
I dont think he's talking about 'claiming a draw' as in offering a draw. Unless you need to claim your draw online? As in if you have forced your oponent into a threefold repitition do you then need to offer the draw and it is automatically yours?
Which would explain allot of things..
Jul 18, 2011
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TadDude wrote:
hedinnbriem wrote:
Hi, in one of my online chess games of this site the same position came up three times but the game did not draw, i was wandering if i´m not understanding this rule right?
A player declares a draw if the same exact position is repeated three times (though not necessarily three times in a row)By the rules of chess, which you have quoted, nobody tells you. You have to know when to claim.
Click on the draw button. If valid, then it is a draw.
Ok thank you, i actually tried the draw button, but i did it after another move was made:/
Jul 18, 2011
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DabbiTaylor wrote:
I think it depends on wether you have other legal moves you can make, opposed to being forced to make certain moves, though i have never really understood this rule.. <3<3<3 Ps. Have you seen this guys muscles?!?:*
haha Dabbi
http://www.chess.com/livechess/game.html?id=158247508
See moves 55, 59, and 61.
I declared a draw and hit the "draw" button repeatedly before and after making move 61. (I was white)
Is there any way I can make an appeal?
Jul 30, 2011
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61.Ke4 was indeed a third repetition (FEN=8/3n4/3P1k2/p1p2P1p/P3K2P/1P6/8/8 b - - 0). Immediately after playing that the condition for draw by repetition was satisfied and the draw button should have changed to "claim draw" at which point either player could click on the button to claim the draw. The draw can only be claimed while the repeated position is current. My guess is that your opponent managed to make his move 61...Ne5 (maybe it was already entered as a premove) before you managed to click on the draw button. If he did, the draw could no longer be claimed.
This is a drawback of how live online chess has to be played. In an over the board game you would call the tournament director over to your board before you made move 61 and inform him of your intent to make the move and claim the draw, thus your opponent wouldn't have a chance to make his move immediately and invalidate the draw condition.
Hi, in one of my online chess games of this site the same position came up three times but the game did not draw, i was wandering if i´m not understanding this rule right?