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Joe wrote on Sun, Jul 3, 2005 09:39 PM UTC:
The 3 repeated move rule for the draw is a little unclear... can it be a
sequence of moves that is repeated 3 times, or is it the exact same moves
by each three times??

Greg Strong wrote on Sun, Jul 3, 2005 11:57 PM UTC:
It is not that moves are repeated (although that is usually the case,) it
is that the board position is repeated for a third time.  If the same
board position is repeated for the third time, with the same side to move,
than the game is a draw.

Larry Smith wrote on Mon, Jul 4, 2005 12:04 AM UTC:
The three-time repetition rule usually involves position rather specific
piece movement.  So if the same position, with the same number and type of
pieces, is repeated three times it is considered a draw.

Players need not consider positions before a capture or promotion,
regardless of the particular rules of a variant(such as drops, spawning,
etc.)

And this raises a question: In games with drops, does the pieces in hand
count with the position on the field?

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