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Draw after 8 checks?

Hello, could anyone kindly explain why there was an automatic draw in this game of mine?? I've read the rules on drawing but don't see under which this has happened :s

[Event "Rated Blitz game"]
[Site "lichess.org/RKrIONA0"]
[Date "2019.08.19"]
[Round "-"]
[White "Roonil_Wazlib"]
[Black "TLAR"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[UTCDate "2019.08.19"]
[UTCTime "22:26:16"]
[WhiteElo "1108"]
[BlackElo "1106"]
[WhiteRatingDiff "+0"]
[BlackRatingDiff "+1"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "300+0"]
[ECO "D20"]
[Opening "Queen's Gambit Accepted: Old Variation"]
[Termination "Normal"]

1. d4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:05:00] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:05:00] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:04:58] } 2... dxc4 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:04:58] } 3. e3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:04:52] } 3... b5 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 0:04:58] } 4. Qf3 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 0:04:48] } 4... e6 { [%eval 6.14] [%clk 0:04:54] } 5. Qxa8 { [%eval 5.76] [%clk 0:04:46] } 5... c6 { [%eval 9.96] [%clk 0:04:41] } 6. Qxa7 { [%eval 7.0] [%clk 0:04:43] } 6... Ba6 { [%eval 7.71] [%clk 0:04:33] } 7. a4 { [%eval 7.69] [%clk 0:04:37] } 7... Bb4+ { [%eval 8.25] [%clk 0:04:23] } 8. Bd2 { [%eval 8.16] [%clk 0:04:30] } 8... Ba5 { [%eval 8.56] [%clk 0:04:18] } 9. Bxa5 { [%eval 8.69] [%clk 0:04:19] } 9... Qxa5+ { [%eval 8.69] [%clk 0:04:16] } 10. Nc3 { [%eval 8.5] [%clk 0:04:13] } 10... Nd7 { [%eval 8.72] [%clk 0:04:08] } 11. Qa8+ { [%eval 8.52] [%clk 0:04:08] } 11... Ke7 { [%eval 8.39] [%clk 0:04:04] } 12. Qxc6 { [%eval 5.85] [%clk 0:03:37] } 12... Qb4 { [%eval 12.35] [%clk 0:03:58] } 13. Qxa6 { [%eval 7.65] [%clk 0:03:25] } 13... Qxb2 { [%eval 7.44] [%clk 0:03:57] } 14. axb5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:02] } 14... Qxc3+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:53] } 15. Kd1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:50] } 15... Qb3+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:48] } 16. Ke1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:41] } 16... Qc3+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:45] } 17. Ke2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:37] } 17... Qd3+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:43] } 18. Kf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:33] } 18... Qf5+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:41] } 19. Ke2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:27] } 19... Qd3+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:39] } 20. Kf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:24] } 20... Qf5+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:36] } 21. Kg3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:22] } 21... Qg5+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:27] } 22. Kf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:15] } 22... Qf5+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:24] } 1/2-1/2

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OK thanks v much, I thought the 3 repetitions had to be in a row! Cheers!

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