> chess rules 9.6 acc. to "fide" (page 23 in below book) : > If one or both of the following occur(s) then the game is drawn: > a. the same position has appeared, as in 9.2b, for at least five consecutive > alternate moves by each player. > > Dude - how can the same position appear for 5 moves ?say there are 2 kings > being moved to and fro.Then in 5 half-moves , on half-move 4 you have the > same pos. (for the first time) as in half-move 0. But you NEVER get the > same pos. EVER after 1 ... 2 ... 3 half-moves. This is some funny > wording ! I don't get it.
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