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Can Someone Clarify the 3 move repetition Draw Rule ?

I always thought it was BOTH players making the same exact move 3 times. But if the following happens, it's also a draw?
Say he makes move to block my first check. Now I check with my Q to a different square, he makes a move, I then check with a different move, and he moves back to his original blocking square. (2nd time) I make my original checking move, he blocks. I make check, then he blocks for the 3rd time with his same move. Even though I was making different moves, not the same 3, HIM making the same 3rd move, gives a draw?
So only one player making the same move 3 times, gives a draw?

The rule is a bit vague to me in its wording: "Threefold repetition – if an identical position has occurred at least three times during the course of the game with the same player to move each time, and is the current position on the board or will occur after the player on turn makes his move, the player on move may claim a draw."
It is 3 fold repetition draw rule, not 3 move repetition draw rule.

U dont even have to make the same moves twice, it simply means, if the position is exactly the same 3 times on the board, u can claim a draw if it is your move.
Check the rule you quote again. It refers to "an identical position" occurring three times, not "an identical move." It is irrelevant that the sequence of moves leading to the position are different.
In this case it is not a draw, as the position is not the same. The 2nd time you give check with the Q as well as the 3rd one, it is not the same position as the initial one, if I have unterstood what you described. The same position MUST appear three times in the same game -not necessarily concequtive. Let me propose you something to check it: Make up a position in "Board Editor" where you can apply the situation you brought as example and then go to "Analysis Board". There check if after the 3rd time, the evaluation is 0.00. Note: It is recommended that the material be uneven.
There is no "3 move repetition Draw Rule" .

Threefold repetition refers to POSITIONS not moves. Once a position has been reached three times a player can claim a draw. How the position is reached is completely irrelevant.
@Savage47

Repeated my statement 2nd time, cause he just bloahing, not reading.

@DavyKOTWF



The position is exactly the same on move 30, move 34 and move 36, so your opponent can claim a draw.
Rule of thumb: if the FENs are the same. Same position with the same move possibilities including ep and castling. It really doesn’t matter how the pieces get there.
I gave the correct answer. Yes you stumbled into a somewhat similar answer a few seconds before me but that doesn't mean someone copied you.

Regardless, given your lack of command of the English language, you need someone to translate your posts to English anyway.
@Savage47

Maybe you really should learn to understand what you read. Noone mentioned someone copied me, but dont know why that would be a problem, it referred to the point that you secondfold repeated.
But feel free to burp again.

Also, im not your teacher, or mom, but your daddy will be proud, u gave the coorect answer, wow.
Yes, I started this nonsense, but amazing why someone just burp, because he know the correct answer, and doesnt care about reading. U should learn from Sargon, he added high value, not just burped.

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