[Retros] DR vs forced ep: what rule predominates?

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I don't understand.  If the position is "dead" under 3.7(d) then every 
position thereafter resulting from  legal play must also be "dead".  If not, the 
position was not "dead" to begin with.

So if an e.p. capture is "playable" in a "dead" position (in the sense that 
it would be a legal move if the game were not over by virtue of rule 3.7(d)), 
it is no different from any other move "playable" in that sense.  If the 
position was dead the game was over and rule 3.7(d) is inapplicable.

Now it may well be that the availability of the e.p. capture is a factor in 
determining if the position is dead.  In fact, such a position has been 
demonstrated.  But the availibility of the e.p. capture is merely a factor in 
determining if the position is dead.  If the position is dead Rule 3.7(d) cannot 
force a move because the game has ended.

Regards to all.
Tom Volet


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