Rules
What is a seventy-five-move rule in chess?
- Rules
- Legality
- Result
Seventy-five-move rule is a rules concept: the game is drawn if no capture or pawn move has occurred in the last seventy-five moves by either side, related to the fifty-move rule for looking at a series of moves without capture or pawn move. In a game, verify the exact rule before making assumptions, because one detail can change the result.
What to look for on the board
- Whether the move is legal.
- Whether the rule changes the result.
- Whether a special case applies.
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