Questions about the fifty-move rule
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Why was 50 chosen for the 50-move rule?
The reason for the 50-move rule, along with the triple-repetition rule is to make chess definitely finite. How did one arrive at the number 50? What would change if it was 40 or 60? Is the number 50 ...
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Are there endgames which could be forced wins if not for the 50-move rule?
Wikipedia's article on the fifty-move rule states:
In the 20th century it was discovered that some positions of certain endgames can only be won in more than fifty moves (without a capture or a ...
