[Retros] 50-moves draw
Joost de Heer
joost at sanguis.xs4all.nl
Sat Dec 23 14:48:34 EST 2006
>> 2. If it is B's move, what happens when he makes the mating move
>> that is also the 100th consecutive non-P move, non-capturing move?
>> W claims the draw and B claims the mate. Whose claim is respected?
>>
>> The actual rules of chess on the FIDE site unfortunately don't
>> really face the issue,...
Mate immediately ends the game. See rule 5.1a in the FIDE rules[1]. So
white doesn't get a chance to claim the draw, since the game is ended.
Joost
[1] http://www.fide.com/official/handbook.asp?level=EE101
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