Draws in Practice
Part of the Playing Real Games section of Coddy's Chess journey. Lesson 36 of 40.
Games end in draws more often than beginners expect, and the rules are worth knowing before they happen to you. The same position three times: repetition. Fifty moves by each side with no capture and no pawn move: the fifty-move rule. Neither side able to mate, ever: a dead position. And, of course, you may simply agree.
Try it yourselfMedium
Position 1 of 7
WatchA pawn down and no attack: check, threaten, check. Watch the position come back.
The starting position.
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All 7 positions
All lessons in Playing Real Games
1Think Before You Move
What Did That Move Change?Checks, Captures, ThreatsThe Landing SquareThe Blunder CheckTwo Candidates, Not OneRecap: Think Before You Move