I think you should play longer games.
Finally Broke 1000!
Sort:
Congratulations
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jul 21, 2011
0
#25
Congratulations. I know how that feels. I use the Tactics trainer too. It is very helpful I think....
.
DavidMertz1 wrote:
Try reading this page: http://support.chess.com/Knowledgebase/Article/View/40/0/how-do-i-claim-a-draw-in-live-chess
Then for all those saying the game should be a draw, it's his opponents fault for not claiming one.
tarrasch wrote:
Game 2 44. Rc7#. You have absolutely no excuse for missing that.
Yeah, that would have been checkmate sooner. You must be punished. Punished!!!!!!!!
wow, what a magnificent feat. i better shut it this guy is super sensitive.
Well, since everyone starts at 1200, technically this is the second time you've broken 1000.
Jul 21, 2011
0
#30
TheGrobe wrote:
Well, since everyone starts at 1200, technically this is the second time you've broken 1000.
No Grobe now the new people start at unrated I think. Its a new thing... :)
once on the way down and once on the way back up
msjean are you stalking me. beat it
Musikamole wrote:
DavidMertz1 wrote:
Here's an example.
I'm pretty sure it does get caught already - but the draw has to be actually claimed. It's not a draw just because the position repeats 3 times unless one player claims the draw.
Thanks for the moving diagram. That helped a lot. In your example, the starting position in chess was repeated twice, and the position itself happened three times in the game. Threefold repetition.
I would be happy if my opponents could claim a draw, as you say. The next time I play Live Chess, I'll keep an eye out for this "Claim Draw" button. As I've said before, I have only seen the "Offer Draw" button, and sometimes I accept, and sometimes I don't, especially for really silly offers, when I am winning both in material and time. It sounds strange, but it does happen pretty often at my level.
It never displays as "Claim Draw". You just click on the draw button and the app knows there has been a threefold rep and ends the game as drawn.
I don't think just by doing Polgar and SIlman and chess.com and chesstempo will get you to 1600.
Polgar is for beginners-early intermediate. 1600-1800 is at least experienced club level.
Also, you need OPENINGS. No way can you hope to beat even a 1200 without knowing openings.
I know from personal experience
Jul 21, 2011
0
#35
bolshevikhellraiser wrote:
msjean are you stalking me. beat it
NO Im already in a virtual divorce I dont need anymore junk and I will take you off the list !
i wrote that befor i saw how talented you were and now i have a new founf respect for you honest
Jul 21, 2011
0
#39
Musikamole wrote:
DavidMertz1 wrote:
Looks like your opponent forgot to click "Claim Draw" in the first game?
I don't think there is a "Claim Draw" button, only a button to offer a draw. Since I was up on time, I could win if I did not allow a threefold repetition, which I made sure of not to do. Thus, the win.
congratualations musik. i am not sure if this has been covered yet (didn't get through the whole thread) but it is my understanding that the offer draw button acts as claim draw after threefold repetion of the 50 move rule. in other words, you offer a draw and the opponent doesn't isn't asked to accept/refuse, it just happens.
Game 2 44. Rc7#. You have absolutely no excuse for missing that.