[Retros] Fw: Re: Retros Digest, Vol 24, Issue 30

[afretro]

Apparently, this was intended for all subscribers to the Retro Mailing List. - AF

--- Forwarded message --
From: Kai Gauer <kai.g.gauer at gmail.com>
To:  <afretro at yandex.ru>
Date: 25.12.06 04:40
Subject: Re: Retros Digest, Vol 24, Issue 30


>  ----- Original Message -----

>  From: Gianchess at aol.com

>  To: retros at janko.at

>  Sent: Saturday, December 23, 2006 3:43 PM

>  Subject: Re: [Retros] 50-moves draw

>

>

>  Greetings:

>

>  The FIDE 50-move rule follows.  No mention of castling.

>

>

>  Article 9.3 The game is drawn, upon a correct claim by the player having the move, if he writes his move on his scoresheet, and declares to the arbiter his intention to make this move which shall result in the last 50 moves having been made by each player without the movement of any pawn and without any capture, or the last 50 consecutive moves have been made by each player without the movement of any pawn and without any capture.


We should write the chesscafe.com to find out what Mr Guert has to say
about this irregularity.


>  A new challenge to retro composers, prompted by Article 12.2(b): compose a position in which it can be determined that one player's cellphone rang during the game.  (This is now an automatic loss to the offending player!)

>

>  Happy New Year!

>

>  Gianni


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