On Tue, 2008-09-16 at 12:10 -0400, Don Dailey wrote: > In chess, there is some logic that all games end (at least in > principle) > with with repetition, stalemate, or checkmate. The 50 move rule is a > "practical substitute" for the repetition rule based on the assumption > that these games would end anyway with a repetition. Same with > insufficient mating material.
This needs a little clarification I think. The 50 move rule is really more of a SHORTCUT, not a substitute. It basically avoids having to wait for a repetition which could take hundreds of moves. It can also conveniently cover the case where a player does not have the ability to win a technically won game. Of course this case also eventually reduces to a draw by repetition. - Don
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