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Re: The "swap rule" in chess...



In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, The Doctor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
wrote:

> David J Bush wrote:
> > 
> > It may not be the fault of the swap rule, but the percentage of draws in
> > master level games would almost certainly increase all the same, if one-
> > move equalization is used. Do you propose other rule changes to reduce the
> > incidence of draws?
> 
> How about simply not allowing draws anymore?


And what do you do if you have a K vs. K endgame?

BTW, if you do a google search, you should find a looooong thread about 
eliminating draws from sometime in the past year or so. It's one of 
those ideas that sounds good until you really think about it.

--Harold Buck


"I used to rock and roll all night,
 and party every day.
 Then it was every other day. . . ."
      -Homer J. Simpson



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