Questions tagged [claim-draw]
For questions about claiming a draw, e.g. because of threefold repetition, or your opponent making no effort to win when you have little time left on your clock.
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How is this a “draw by three-fold repetition”?
How is this a draw by three-fold repetition? Following my last move, the app notified me of a draw by three-fold repetition.
[FEN "rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1"]
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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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How the "Quickplay finish" article works on a rook vs rook or rook vs minor piece endgame?
Suppose 2 players are playing in a 10-10 or blitz format with no increment. In the endgame the players are left with only rook vs a piece (rook / bishop / knight nearer to king) or similar drawing-...
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Does a draw on the board need to be declared before the time flag is reached?
I was participating in a FIDE-rated rapid tournament a while back (15+0, if it matters for the rules), and had finished my match, and was watching another board. White had about 10 seconds remaining ...
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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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What happens after repeated incorrect draw claims?
Assume, one player is in severe time trouble and his opponent chooses to play on. He has a strong feeling that they may have reached the same position for the third time but doesn't have the time to ...
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USCF: Insufficient material to win on time
It is my understanding that the United States Chess Federation (USCF) has the rule: Insufficient material to win on time.
Does this rule apply to all time controls?
Does the player need to claim the ...
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Why did this legendary game of Carlsen vs Nakamura not trigger threefold-repetition after move 5?
As far as I can tell, the position is the same after move 1, after move 3, and after move 5, so why does the game last until move 6 is done? Did it not get claimed as a draw by either player?
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What are the different rules for claiming a draw?
According to the current FIDE rules of chess:
The game is drawn upon a correct claim by the player having the move, when the same position, for at least the third time (not necessarily by a ...
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When can a player with just a bishop/knight vs overwhelming material claim a win on time?
Is there any program or algorithm that determines conclusively whether or not a person at severe material disadvantage can claim a win on time?
This question got me thinking about precise parameters ...
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Rules: Is this position a draw?
Is this position a draw?
[FEN ""]
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. Ng1 Ng8 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Ng1 Ng8
I don't mean to ask the age-old question "Is chess a draw?"; four moves have been played here, returning to the starting ...
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Why is there no rule allowing a player to claim a draw in lonely king endgames?
I was wondering, why is there no way for a player, who has sufficient mating material, to claim a draw against a lonely king?
According to Wikipedia:
The rules allow for several types of draws: ...
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Can you claim a draw, after the position has changed, if threefold repetition occurred earlier?
I understand that when the same board position occurs three times in a game, with the same player to move, and having all the same possible moves, the game may be claimed as a draw by threefold ...
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Valid claims for a draw in a blitz game
The following situation occurred in my last tournament.
It was a 5 min blitz game without time increment. My opponent didn't have any material left. I touched my rook and wanted to place it on the ...
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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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Why is flagging considered a win?
Let's say I totally dominate my opponent, but simply run out of time, then I lose the game right?
But doesn't it make more sense to be given 51% of the rating adjustment (not 50/50 as for a draw).
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Automatically claiming draw when low on time
Suppose X and Y are in an endgame:
X has a rook and 400 seconds.
Y has a rook and 40 seconds.
Y obviously cannot claim draw because X can theoretically win, even
though a minimally careful play ...
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Does threefold repetition apply in a rapid game?
I had a winning position in a 10+5 OTB game, but I was low on time. I repeated position to gain some time. My opponent stopped the clock and claimed a draw. The arbiter was called, ans ww agreed that ...
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Can a threefold repetition be claimed in a blitz game? If so, how?
Can one claim a draw by threefold repetition in a blitz game when no score of the game is being kept? If so, how?
Once, in a blitz game, my opponent was simply trying to run me out of time. At a ...
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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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Does the FIDE 75-move rule apply after checkmate or resignation?
75 move rule says
9.6 If one or both of the following occur(s) then the game is drawn: (...) any series of at least 75 moves have been made by each player without the movement of any pawn and ...
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Do the rules of chess state that a Bishop+King can be sufficient mating material?
A famous recent example of this ending happened last year between Carlsen and Firouzja.
Here, Firouzja time ran out, so Carlsen won
[Title "Alireza Firouzja-Magnus Carlsen, World Blitz Championship,...
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In Bughouse can you claim a draw if the position on the board repeated three times but the pieces available to place were different?
In Bughouse chess can you make a triple occurrence draw claim if the position on the board has been repeated three times but the pieces available to the players to place were different each time?
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Was this a valid draw?
I was playing this game in-person with someone and I was white. My opponent had a pawn on a7 and kept moving his king back and forth between c6 and d6 at least 3-4 times while I maneuvered my bishop ...
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Moving into check for a draw as black, why is it illegal? Comparison to Racing Kings
I am confused why you cannot move into a check when it can force your opponent to capture your king and expose theirs. In such a case why is there no extra move to result in a draw?
In the "Racing ...
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Should an arbiter claim draw at a K+R vs K+R endgame?
I was asked for first time to help at a non federated tournament for kids to arbitrate their games, played at 30 minutes with no increment time.
It was a scholar tournament and they made mistakes as ...
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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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how does a uci engine draw or resign?
I am writing a UCI chess AI/engine. It has the ability to draw and resign. How do I communicate this to the uci chess interface? what string shoud i send back to the GUI?
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Requesting draw in last two minutes
What is the right way to claim a draw in the last two minutes?
Also, is there a procedure to claim a draw after losing on time (I mean if you have a position where you can go for a win if you had time)...
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How did this game end in a draw?
https://en.lichess.org/B6L5XNox
Never mind the sloppy play. I'm just curious why this ended in a draw:
(Does anyone know how to copy moves from lichess?)
Anyway, the final 5 moves:
Rc4+ Kb6
Qd8+ ...
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When is the right time to offer a draw according to the FIDE OTB rules
Is there any FIDE rule to say when is the right time to offer a draw?
To be more clear, shall I offer a draw when my clock is going or I should offer if my opponent's clock is running? In this ...
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