>Otherwise, we have nothing further to discuss here regarding the longest possible game. The 50 move rule is there to ensure that the players don't have to occ

>Otherwise, we have nothing further to discuss here regarding the longest possible game. The 50 move rule is there to ensure that the players don't have to occupy every possible position twice before making progress, but it is not the only possible way to put an upper bound on the game's length. Since the position will eventually repeat, and the three repititions rule can be invoked.