Chess Titans illegally claimed a draw!

[and04]

So I played Chess Titans other day and it claimed a draw even though it hadn't made the same move with the king three times in a row.  How could it claim a draw?  This has happened many times before btw.

[McGaskil]

Doesn't have to be three moves consecutively.  If the king has to make the same move three times in any order without checkmate then the game is drawn.

[and04]

Ah, I see your point, only when I learnt to play chess a long time ago I'm sure the rule was three moves in a row, or consecutively.  I'll look it up online to find out...

[ATH019]

Ah, I see your point, only when I learnt to play chess a long time ago I'm sure the rule was three moves in a row, or consecutively.  I'll look it up online to find out...

How long is 'a long time ago'?  The three move repetition rule hasn't meant three moves in a row for many, many decades.



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[and04]

Hmmm, must have remembered it wrong then, only somehow in my rusty old noodle was three moves in a row.

[ATH019]

No problem.  Maybe you were playing against someone that mistakenly said that was the rule?



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[blag-it Admin]

Would have thought something similar also.  Nothing to see here.  Move along, move along...  




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