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<blockquote data-quote="Magus_Jerel" data-source="post: 200574" data-attributes="member: 3940">FIDE rules concerning forced draws - summarized.1. Certain situations (such as 2 kings alone on the chessboard for example) create a stalemate situation by virtue of insufficent material.&nbsp; Neither side can force a checkmate position.2. Draw by RepetitionIf a same &quot;board state&quot; can be forced three times upon a given player; AND YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST HAVE THE NOTATION TO PROVE IT IN TOURNAMENT PLAY - the game is drawn.One common method of doing this is called &quot;perpetual check&quot; - which is probably what your player is confounding.3. Draw by 50 move ruleIf a game proceeds 50 moves without a pawn move OR a capture; the game is drawn.&nbsp; YOU MUST HAVE THE NOTATION TO PROVE THIS IN TOURNAMENT PLAY.4. Draw by FortressThis situation requires the &quot;defender&quot; of the fortress to demonstrate 2 things.A. That his fortress would ultimately lead to a draw under the 50 move rule. (usually this means that no pawns are able to legally move)B That his fortress cannot be compromised in such a way that would not lead to a potential win condition for his opponent.5. Draw by StalemateThis is defined as 1 - the king is not in check.&nbsp; 2 - it is your move.&nbsp; 3. you cannot legally make a move that would not be &quot;moving into check&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Magus_Jerel, post: 200574, member: 3940"] FIDE rules concerning forced draws - summarized. 1. Certain situations (such as 2 kings alone on the chessboard for example) create a stalemate situation by virtue of insufficent material. Neither side can force a checkmate position. 2. Draw by Repetition If a same "board state" can be forced three times upon a given player; AND YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST HAVE THE NOTATION TO PROVE IT IN TOURNAMENT PLAY - the game is drawn. One common method of doing this is called "perpetual check" - which is probably what your player is confounding. 3. Draw by 50 move rule If a game proceeds 50 moves without a pawn move OR a capture; the game is drawn. YOU MUST HAVE THE NOTATION TO PROVE THIS IN TOURNAMENT PLAY. 4. Draw by Fortress This situation requires the "defender" of the fortress to demonstrate 2 things. A. That his fortress would ultimately lead to a draw under the 50 move rule. (usually this means that no pawns are able to legally move) B That his fortress cannot be compromised in such a way that would not lead to a potential win condition for his opponent. 5. Draw by Stalemate This is defined as 1 - the king is not in check. 2 - it is your move. 3. you cannot legally make a move that would not be "moving into check" [/QUOTE]

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