Chess/An Incorrect Draw
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I was playing the chess game on my computer.I was one move from check mate and I had not previously checked my opponent in this game. The position of the board is as follows:(White to play) white Rook A8,Rook C7 Pawns B6and F4 Knight E2 King E3 Black Bishop B8 King D8 pawns G6 and H5 Before I could make my move that would have been checkmate the game claimed perpetual check .I think this is some sort of glitch in the software but I want to make sure I'm not overlooking anything I would be most grateful for your kind assistance, Sincerely Jeff
Hi Jeff,
Probably what happened was that the position was repeated on the board three times, which is also a draw:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Threefold_repetition
The key point, is that the repeated positions need not occur in succession.
Regards,
Len Molden
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