"fifty-move rule" meaning in English

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Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} fifty-move rule
  1. (chess) 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. Wikipedia link: fifty-move rule Categories (topical): Chess, Fifty Synonyms: 50-move rule Translations (chess rule): 50-dragsregeln [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-fifty-move_rule-en-name-n8qeMyNd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: board-games, chess, games

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