Is This Unsportsmanlike? - Chess Forums - Page 3

wbilfc

Oct 9, 2012

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#41

Maybe you were trying to pin the knight against the queen and missed the obvious pawn takes queen? I've seen worse moves by higher rated players than yourself (and me). Frankly I wouldn't have offered you a draw either. Sorry!

MisterBoneman

Oct 9, 2012

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#42

NimzoDave wrote:

By the way, "mordann", thanks for not offering me a draw (after the obvious computer error) in a position where black is lost.

Maybe "mordann" thought that my first 18 moves were pure luck, and now, at move 19, I actually didn't see that my queen can be captured by a simple pawn?

Not laughing at your demise. Just happy to see that I am not the only one that makes moves when thinking of other things.

Absolutely laid my Bishop down in the center of my opponent's position, once. I'm busy writing my thank you speech for a well played game...and his Knight takes the errant Bishop, and I lose the game.

oops...

oh well...I continued it, anyway..and yes, I tried to WIN in spite of the bungle.

I DO resign a sour game gone South. But this was a tournament, and in fact, my FIRST tournament here. But I was soundly trounced. Game two, I'm back on track...take my time, decide for a moment about the move. I'm ahead if you count he has a lone pawn sitting quietly waiting for me to end its time on board. I'm behind if you consider he is above 1600 and obviously knows what he is doing. I'm just totally taken by chess, and I go willingly. Whatever gods there are after it's all done and said, here? BETTER know how to play well or, I suspect I'll be down with Sisyphus, rolling that danged rock up the mountainside. Or feeding buzzards of my innards while haging on a pole, waiting for the new life in the morning to start it all over again.

Curious_Barrel

Oct 9, 2012

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#43

Estragon wrote:

Curious_Barrel wrote:

I believe in the famous Steinitz vs Von Bardelen game in 1890something Von Bardelen resigned the game by leaving the tournament hall and not returning when he saw the nice checkmate that awaited him. Given that his name is only really known because of this game it would have been wiser to allow the nice mate and lose with dignity to one of the best players of all time as this would have been no disgrace. However I don't know of any other top level games where this happened. I have heard a story, possibly an exaggeration, that Korchnoi and Petrosian resorted to kicking each other under the table during one match. Definitely unsportsmanlike!

According to contemporary accounts, von Bardeleben left the room because of the audience's habit of applauding and cheering the winners of striking games, which was not the custom on the Continent and was quite disturbing to the other games. In fact, the organizing committee ruled against any applause or cheering for the remainder of the tournament.

Steinitz had to wait some 50 minutes before von Bardeleben's time expired, which was a relatively rare thing in those early days of timed tournaments, so he figured out a forced mate in ten and demonstrated this to the spectators once the clock sounded - to excited applause. He also won the Brilliancy Prize for the game.

Petrosian was noted for such things, especially the kicking. Korchnoi kicked back. They were never friendly.

Most excellent knowledge! I sympathise more with von Bardeleben (apologies to his esteemed family for mis-spelling his name previously) after this little nugget about the circumstances. He probs should still not have left in a huff though! Chess crowds were much more excitable back in the day. Definitely the practice of showering of the board with gold coins should be re-introduced after great wins

fetchingimage

Oct 9, 2012

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#44

The Ipad didn't "release the piece". You dropped it. I have done that occasionally and never expected my opponent to offer a draw.

DeepRed11

Oct 9, 2012

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#45

VanillaKnightPOC wrote:

Never resign! Play on to the death!

That's what I do! I keep on playing until the clock runs down, so that the records wil show that I lost on time. But NEVER totally abandon a game!

Yes! Unsportmanslike!

DeepRed11

Oct 9, 2012

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#46

NimzoDave wrote:

Few things are as irritating as people abandoning lost games. Very ugly, shame on you.

The only thing I consider more irritating is this:

Been there! Done that! loll

It's part of the game! Making blunders either electronically or otherwise!

However, what I do now is, instead of clicking and dragging a piece, I click on a piece and click the position. No electronic blunders!

DeepRed11

Oct 9, 2012

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#47

But I DO also resign if it's really a lost game and plenty of time!

DeepRed11

Oct 9, 2012

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#48

I did abandon a game, but not intentionally, and was not a losing game either!

wbilfc

Oct 9, 2012

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#49

DeepRed11 wrote:

VanillaKnightPOC wrote:

Never resign! Play on to the death!

That's what I do! I keep on playing until the clock runs down, so that the records wil show that I lost on time. But NEVER totally abandon a game!

Yes! Unsportmanslike!

What's the difference, a loss is a loss!

DeepRed11

Oct 9, 2012

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#50

That's correct! A loss is a loss!!!

But there are many ways how to lose!

Sportsmanlike or Unsportsmanlike, which is the issue here!

DeepRed11

Oct 9, 2012

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#51

btw there are a few threads here asking for comments, wether inane, unrelated, non-issue, neighbor's wife, etc. to reach a certain number of points, is really mind boggling!

wbilfc

Oct 9, 2012

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#52

what do you get points for?

Robbie960

Oct 9, 2012

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#53

This is something I live in terror of when I'm up against a much better player that I'm beating and I'm afraid I'll screw it up like this!

BTW: Never had somebody kick me under the table! Then again I'm 6-4 230#

Owlmoon

Oct 9, 2012

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#54

The thing is, if white played g3, he could have tried for the stalemate trick as Qxg3?? is a draw

Jedoch

Oct 9, 2012

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#55

Yes! Unsportmanslike!

horribledan

Oct 9, 2012

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#56

A recent post about the great Vishy making an "error" or in chess parlance, blunder is nothing new in the game of chess!

It's the manner of acceptance of defeat!

Definitely unsportmanslike!

MagniErick

Oct 9, 2012

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#57

A player resigns with dignity still intact!

Or he can be an ...

jakeblake

Oct 9, 2012

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#58

What's wrong with clicking the "resign" button?

iksarol

Oct 9, 2012

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#59

in chess you win if you can get a checkmate on the opponent , if he resigns or is he runs out of time , the choice belongs to the person playing the game all others including your opponent are just expectators , you can do whatever you want while the other naggs himself to death.

Jebcc

Oct 9, 2012

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#60

iksarol wrote:

in chess you win if you can get a checkmate on the opponent , if he resigns or is he runs out of time , the choice belongs to the person playing the game all others including your opponent are just expectators , you can do whatever you want while the other naggs himself to death.

This is a profound observation iksarol: "in chess you win if you can get a checkmate on the opponent" you probably sat there for like three hours to come up with that right?