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Rules of Chess: The 50 moves rule. Answer to a frequently asked question on the rules of chess.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
Robert wrote on Tue, May 17, 2005 07:04 PM UTC:
In the diagram following 'When a pawn is moved the count starts again at zero,' white actually has a forced win. What he needs to do is get his King to F8, then use his rook to capture the black pawn at F7. After black captures the rook with his bishop, white captures the bishop with his King then can queen his pawn that is at F6. He has to watch for a stalemate, but that can be avoided if he is careful. If black plays Bh7 in an attempt to free up his King, white plays Ra1 check. Black is then forced to play BG8 and then the rook pins the bishop until the white king is in position. Note, if the 50 move limit is close to being reached white can move the pawn on the H file to restart the count.