Incorrect three-fold repetition draw?

Hello,

I just got a game automatically drawn by lichess by three-fold repetition. I might be wrong, but I couldn't find a three-fold repetition in the game. I understand it doesn't have to be consecutive and intervening moves don't count but I still couldn't find the repetition so I'm wondering why my following game declared draw by lichess.



What am I missing?

Thanks,
Bhargav

The position is the same after 34...Qb2, 36...Qb2 and 38...Kh6.

After black's moves 34, 36 and 38.

I click on the move 34, 36 and 38 and nothing changes in the diagram. Obviously no ep & castling subtleties.

Never seen a wrong 3-fold here.

Yep. It's gotten to the point where I actually (after letting out yet another groan) hope that just maybe the guy might be right this time. Just this once!

@bhargavshukla said in #1:
> What am I missing?

You're missing the same thing many other people do. You are looking for a repeated move. You should be looking for a repeated board position.

That's what I failed to understand. If the same position occurs 3 times, no matter when in the game! Now I know more... :)

really? the same position at any time during game no matter what?

i think THAT would/could happen a lot

i thought it was more limited than that

Yes, really. And it happens only rarely, because pawn moves and captures are irreversible. Even without that, the number of possible positions is immense, they don't repeat by chance.