What should I do when my opponent and I are "chasing" each other around? I think this is a very noob mistake, but bear with me.

Sometimes I run into a situation where my opponent and I "chase" each other around, repeatedly checking the king and escaping the check by moving the king.

Let's say I'm the one getting checked. My opponent checks me, I then move my king to escape the check, my opponent checks me again, I move my king, etc.

The only way to get out of this repetitive cycle is for my opponent to choose not to check my king, but that's probably not going to happen.

What should I do in such a situation?
What should I do in such a situation?


Shake hands and agree a draw.

If it is a serious game where you are writing down the moves and your opponent doesn't agree to a draw then mark the move on your scoresheet where the last time a pawn was moved or a capture was made, mark the move 50 moves on from that and when you reach that move make a draw claim under the "50 move rule".