[Retros] Corrections again from Yefim 09/01/2004

[Francois Labelle]

Yefim Treger wrote:


> In my example with 2440 dead positions with moving Knight does any

> player may claim a draw not waiting 50 moves?


By Article 1.3, the game ends immediately with the result a draw. No one
has to claim anything. (See also Article 9.6).

FIDE Laws of Chess
http://www.fide.com/official/handbook.asp?level=EE101

By the way, my computer counts 1256+1256 = 2512 positions reachable from
your position without A1.3, not 2440. (1256 with White to play, and 1256
with Black to play.)

	Francois