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8. Three Fold

Diagram 8 shows the final position of game 5 of a match between Christian Freeling and Anneke Treep, where black offers a draw after white's 36th move. White had offered a draw a few moves earlier but after 36. bf4, treathening f47x, he practically forces it. First of all 36. ...-gh5?? allows a white win on blockade, as shown. Bushka positions are never too simple to lose!

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Diagram 8

With gh5 out, black's only option is hf5, after wich white can attack the other man with fg4. Now the draw comes either way:

36. (bf4)gf5
37. fg4fh5Now the exchange is a clear draw (in as far as the game wasn't already).
38. g46xh57xDraw.
Alternatively:
36. (bf4)gf5
37. fg4fg5
38. gf4gf5
39. fg4
fg5
3-fold!: white now can CLAIM a draw, because with 40. gf5 he can create the same position with the same player to move, for the third time: 36.bf4, 38.gf4 and 40.gf4.

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