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chess.com dosn't apply fide rule?
I was talking about the draw set, in FIDE
9.3 The game is drawn, upon a correct claim by a player having the move, if:
9.3.2 the last 50 moves by each player have been completed without the movement ...
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Can Loss by Checkmate be Avoided by Invoking the 50-Move Rule Immediately After the 100th Half-Move?
The FIDE Laws of Chess state the 50-move rule as follows:
9.3 The game is drawn, upon a correct claim by a player having the move, if:
9.3.1 he/she indicates his/her move, which cannot be ...
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What happens in a King-Rook vs King-Bishop with a perfect play in a no pawn endgame?
Suppose both the kings are left in a fairly neutral positions with just rook at one side and a bishop at the other side. What is the outcome if both the sides play correctly?
Can a side with only ...
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Can a KB vs. KB endgame be declared drawn if a checkmate can occur and the 50-moves-rule doesn't apply in a Blitz game?
Bishop and King vs Bishop and King, with opposite-colored bishops, is usually a draw unless a serious blunder happens.
[FEN "8/8/8/3b4/8/7k/8/6BK w - - 0 1"]
What is the requirement for an ...
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Is it OK to look at the list of played moves during the game to determine the status of the 50 move rule?
There are some positions in which you need to know how many moves have been played without pawn move or capture. For example:
[FEN "1R5K/8/8/8/8/8/7R/k7 w - - 98 1000"]
(1R5K/8/8/8/8/8/7R/k7 w - - ...
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Claiming a 50-move draw with a mating move [duplicate]
Under FIDE law 9.3.1, a player to move may claim a 50-move draw by writing down the intended 50th move and making the claim.
Supposing this claim is otherwise valid; if the move would checkmate then ...
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Is the 50-move rule ever used in grandmaster games?
The 50-move rule states that if no capture or pawn move occurs for 50 consecutive moves, then either player may claim a draw. It seems like the 50-move rule is never truly necessary to determine that ...
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