The Rules of Bushka

Section [8]: 3-fold

Diagram 8 shows the final position of game 5, 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. fg4fg53-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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The rules of Bushka

Section [1]: Initial position - movement options
Section [2]: Piece movement
Section [3]: Phalanx movement
Section [4]: Capture - phalanx capture - example 1
Section [5]: Phalanx capture - example 2
Section [6]: Piece capture - example 1
Section [7]: Piece capture - example 2
Section [8]: 3-fold
Section [9]: Notation