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Perpetual check (in Shogi) is a draw??

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#1 · Aganju

27 Sep 2011

I understood the rules clearly say that perpetual check is a loss for the check-giver.

Why did this game get drawn then??

Is the rule implemented incorrectly, or did we not understand it?

#2 · maraca

27 Sep 2011

after moves 28, 36 and 52 we have 3 times the exact same situation with the same player to move, I think that's why it is a draw.

#3 · antony

27 Sep 2011

Yes, but *all* your moves were checks. Unlike in Western chess, that is illegal (i.e. the last move should not have even been permitted). (With the minor provision that Shogi actually counts *quadruple* repetitions, not triple repetitions).