Why is there a 50-move rule and a 75-move rule?

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By number theory, if the 75-move rule has been reached, the 50-move rule will also be reached. This has no meaning. It is like saying "I would buy this book if it cost under $60 and it costs under $40". So, what is the logic behind that?










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  • In cases where the 75-moves rule applies (e.g. 2B vs N, IIRC), it replaces the 50-moves rule : you cannot claim a draw after 50 moves, but you can do so after 75 moves.
    – Evargalo
    7 hours ago










  • So do you mean that the 50-move rule does not apply to 2B vs N games?
    – Wais Kamal
    7 hours ago






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    @Evargalo that used to be the case (in various forms) from 1928 to 1992: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifty-move_rule#History
    – Glorfindel
    6 hours ago











  • Yes, I was confused between two different 75-moves rules. Annatar's answer is spot on.
    – Evargalo
    5 hours ago














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By number theory, if the 75-move rule has been reached, the 50-move rule will also be reached. This has no meaning. It is like saying "I would buy this book if it cost under $60 and it costs under $40". So, what is the logic behind that?










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  • In cases where the 75-moves rule applies (e.g. 2B vs N, IIRC), it replaces the 50-moves rule : you cannot claim a draw after 50 moves, but you can do so after 75 moves.
    – Evargalo
    7 hours ago










  • So do you mean that the 50-move rule does not apply to 2B vs N games?
    – Wais Kamal
    7 hours ago






  • 1




    @Evargalo that used to be the case (in various forms) from 1928 to 1992: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifty-move_rule#History
    – Glorfindel
    6 hours ago











  • Yes, I was confused between two different 75-moves rules. Annatar's answer is spot on.
    – Evargalo
    5 hours ago












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By number theory, if the 75-move rule has been reached, the 50-move rule will also be reached. This has no meaning. It is like saying "I would buy this book if it cost under $60 and it costs under $40". So, what is the logic behind that?










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By number theory, if the 75-move rule has been reached, the 50-move rule will also be reached. This has no meaning. It is like saying "I would buy this book if it cost under $60 and it costs under $40". So, what is the logic behind that?







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  • In cases where the 75-moves rule applies (e.g. 2B vs N, IIRC), it replaces the 50-moves rule : you cannot claim a draw after 50 moves, but you can do so after 75 moves.
    – Evargalo
    7 hours ago










  • So do you mean that the 50-move rule does not apply to 2B vs N games?
    – Wais Kamal
    7 hours ago






  • 1




    @Evargalo that used to be the case (in various forms) from 1928 to 1992: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifty-move_rule#History
    – Glorfindel
    6 hours ago











  • Yes, I was confused between two different 75-moves rules. Annatar's answer is spot on.
    – Evargalo
    5 hours ago
















  • In cases where the 75-moves rule applies (e.g. 2B vs N, IIRC), it replaces the 50-moves rule : you cannot claim a draw after 50 moves, but you can do so after 75 moves.
    – Evargalo
    7 hours ago










  • So do you mean that the 50-move rule does not apply to 2B vs N games?
    – Wais Kamal
    7 hours ago






  • 1




    @Evargalo that used to be the case (in various forms) from 1928 to 1992: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifty-move_rule#History
    – Glorfindel
    6 hours ago











  • Yes, I was confused between two different 75-moves rules. Annatar's answer is spot on.
    – Evargalo
    5 hours ago















In cases where the 75-moves rule applies (e.g. 2B vs N, IIRC), it replaces the 50-moves rule : you cannot claim a draw after 50 moves, but you can do so after 75 moves.
– Evargalo
7 hours ago




In cases where the 75-moves rule applies (e.g. 2B vs N, IIRC), it replaces the 50-moves rule : you cannot claim a draw after 50 moves, but you can do so after 75 moves.
– Evargalo
7 hours ago












So do you mean that the 50-move rule does not apply to 2B vs N games?
– Wais Kamal
7 hours ago




So do you mean that the 50-move rule does not apply to 2B vs N games?
– Wais Kamal
7 hours ago




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@Evargalo that used to be the case (in various forms) from 1928 to 1992: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifty-move_rule#History
– Glorfindel
6 hours ago





@Evargalo that used to be the case (in various forms) from 1928 to 1992: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifty-move_rule#History
– Glorfindel
6 hours ago













Yes, I was confused between two different 75-moves rules. Annatar's answer is spot on.
– Evargalo
5 hours ago




Yes, I was confused between two different 75-moves rules. Annatar's answer is spot on.
– Evargalo
5 hours ago










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From the FIDE Laws of Chess:



50-move rule:




9.3 The game is drawn, upon a correct claim by a player having the move, if:
(...)
the last 50 moves by each player have been completed without the movement of any pawn and without any capture.




75-move rule:




9.6 If one or both of the following occur(s) then the game is drawn: (...) any series of at least 75 moves have been made by each player without the movement of any pawn and without any capture.




(emphasis mine)



As you can see, the decisive difference is that the 50-move rule only applies if a player correctly claims it, while the 75-move rule applies independently of any claims. So, in the 50 to 75 move window, the players can claim for a draw, but don't have to (and play on). Only when the 75th move without pawn moves or captures has been reached, the arbiter may interfere and declare the game drawn.






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  • Or, presumably, if a player is under too much time pressure to keep track of the number of moves and doesn't claim the draw, then runs out of time after more than 75 moves have gone by, they can retroactively claim the draw as of the 75 moves.
    – Acccumulation
    3 hours ago










  • The better question is, given that at 50 moves it is objectively correct for one of the players to claim a draw, so why not just make it forced then?
    – eyeballfrog
    2 hours ago







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    @eyeballfrog: perhaps because both players still believe they can win when their opponent makes a blunder, or runs out of time. If both players believe they can win then why would either declare a draw when they did not have to?
    – Eric Lippert
    1 hour ago










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From the FIDE Laws of Chess:



50-move rule:




9.3 The game is drawn, upon a correct claim by a player having the move, if:
(...)
the last 50 moves by each player have been completed without the movement of any pawn and without any capture.




75-move rule:




9.6 If one or both of the following occur(s) then the game is drawn: (...) any series of at least 75 moves have been made by each player without the movement of any pawn and without any capture.




(emphasis mine)



As you can see, the decisive difference is that the 50-move rule only applies if a player correctly claims it, while the 75-move rule applies independently of any claims. So, in the 50 to 75 move window, the players can claim for a draw, but don't have to (and play on). Only when the 75th move without pawn moves or captures has been reached, the arbiter may interfere and declare the game drawn.






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  • Or, presumably, if a player is under too much time pressure to keep track of the number of moves and doesn't claim the draw, then runs out of time after more than 75 moves have gone by, they can retroactively claim the draw as of the 75 moves.
    – Acccumulation
    3 hours ago










  • The better question is, given that at 50 moves it is objectively correct for one of the players to claim a draw, so why not just make it forced then?
    – eyeballfrog
    2 hours ago







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    @eyeballfrog: perhaps because both players still believe they can win when their opponent makes a blunder, or runs out of time. If both players believe they can win then why would either declare a draw when they did not have to?
    – Eric Lippert
    1 hour ago














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From the FIDE Laws of Chess:



50-move rule:




9.3 The game is drawn, upon a correct claim by a player having the move, if:
(...)
the last 50 moves by each player have been completed without the movement of any pawn and without any capture.




75-move rule:




9.6 If one or both of the following occur(s) then the game is drawn: (...) any series of at least 75 moves have been made by each player without the movement of any pawn and without any capture.




(emphasis mine)



As you can see, the decisive difference is that the 50-move rule only applies if a player correctly claims it, while the 75-move rule applies independently of any claims. So, in the 50 to 75 move window, the players can claim for a draw, but don't have to (and play on). Only when the 75th move without pawn moves or captures has been reached, the arbiter may interfere and declare the game drawn.






share|improve this answer




















  • Or, presumably, if a player is under too much time pressure to keep track of the number of moves and doesn't claim the draw, then runs out of time after more than 75 moves have gone by, they can retroactively claim the draw as of the 75 moves.
    – Acccumulation
    3 hours ago










  • The better question is, given that at 50 moves it is objectively correct for one of the players to claim a draw, so why not just make it forced then?
    – eyeballfrog
    2 hours ago







  • 3




    @eyeballfrog: perhaps because both players still believe they can win when their opponent makes a blunder, or runs out of time. If both players believe they can win then why would either declare a draw when they did not have to?
    – Eric Lippert
    1 hour ago












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From the FIDE Laws of Chess:



50-move rule:




9.3 The game is drawn, upon a correct claim by a player having the move, if:
(...)
the last 50 moves by each player have been completed without the movement of any pawn and without any capture.




75-move rule:




9.6 If one or both of the following occur(s) then the game is drawn: (...) any series of at least 75 moves have been made by each player without the movement of any pawn and without any capture.




(emphasis mine)



As you can see, the decisive difference is that the 50-move rule only applies if a player correctly claims it, while the 75-move rule applies independently of any claims. So, in the 50 to 75 move window, the players can claim for a draw, but don't have to (and play on). Only when the 75th move without pawn moves or captures has been reached, the arbiter may interfere and declare the game drawn.






share|improve this answer












From the FIDE Laws of Chess:



50-move rule:




9.3 The game is drawn, upon a correct claim by a player having the move, if:
(...)
the last 50 moves by each player have been completed without the movement of any pawn and without any capture.




75-move rule:




9.6 If one or both of the following occur(s) then the game is drawn: (...) any series of at least 75 moves have been made by each player without the movement of any pawn and without any capture.




(emphasis mine)



As you can see, the decisive difference is that the 50-move rule only applies if a player correctly claims it, while the 75-move rule applies independently of any claims. So, in the 50 to 75 move window, the players can claim for a draw, but don't have to (and play on). Only when the 75th move without pawn moves or captures has been reached, the arbiter may interfere and declare the game drawn.







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  • Or, presumably, if a player is under too much time pressure to keep track of the number of moves and doesn't claim the draw, then runs out of time after more than 75 moves have gone by, they can retroactively claim the draw as of the 75 moves.
    – Acccumulation
    3 hours ago










  • The better question is, given that at 50 moves it is objectively correct for one of the players to claim a draw, so why not just make it forced then?
    – eyeballfrog
    2 hours ago







  • 3




    @eyeballfrog: perhaps because both players still believe they can win when their opponent makes a blunder, or runs out of time. If both players believe they can win then why would either declare a draw when they did not have to?
    – Eric Lippert
    1 hour ago
















  • Or, presumably, if a player is under too much time pressure to keep track of the number of moves and doesn't claim the draw, then runs out of time after more than 75 moves have gone by, they can retroactively claim the draw as of the 75 moves.
    – Acccumulation
    3 hours ago










  • The better question is, given that at 50 moves it is objectively correct for one of the players to claim a draw, so why not just make it forced then?
    – eyeballfrog
    2 hours ago







  • 3




    @eyeballfrog: perhaps because both players still believe they can win when their opponent makes a blunder, or runs out of time. If both players believe they can win then why would either declare a draw when they did not have to?
    – Eric Lippert
    1 hour ago















Or, presumably, if a player is under too much time pressure to keep track of the number of moves and doesn't claim the draw, then runs out of time after more than 75 moves have gone by, they can retroactively claim the draw as of the 75 moves.
– Acccumulation
3 hours ago




Or, presumably, if a player is under too much time pressure to keep track of the number of moves and doesn't claim the draw, then runs out of time after more than 75 moves have gone by, they can retroactively claim the draw as of the 75 moves.
– Acccumulation
3 hours ago












The better question is, given that at 50 moves it is objectively correct for one of the players to claim a draw, so why not just make it forced then?
– eyeballfrog
2 hours ago





The better question is, given that at 50 moves it is objectively correct for one of the players to claim a draw, so why not just make it forced then?
– eyeballfrog
2 hours ago





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@eyeballfrog: perhaps because both players still believe they can win when their opponent makes a blunder, or runs out of time. If both players believe they can win then why would either declare a draw when they did not have to?
– Eric Lippert
1 hour ago




@eyeballfrog: perhaps because both players still believe they can win when their opponent makes a blunder, or runs out of time. If both players believe they can win then why would either declare a draw when they did not have to?
– Eric Lippert
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