fifty-move rule

proper noun

A rule in professional chess that a player may declare the game to be a draw after 50 consecutive moves by each side without any capture or pawn movement, usually invoked during an inconclusive endgame.

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Meanings

proper noun

alternative 50-move rule

  1. board gamesA rule in professional chess that a player may declare the game to be a draw after 50 consecutive moves by each side without any capture or pawn movement, usually invoked during an inconclusive endgame.

Translations

Swedish 50-dragsregeln
  • 50-dragsregelnchess rule
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APA

fifty-move rule. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fifty-move%20rule

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“fifty-move rule.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fifty-move%20rule. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fifty-move rule,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fifty-move%20rule.

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