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I know its annoying, but seriously, don't let that crap get to you. If you have the game in the bag then prove it, even if it takes a month
You should try playing 60 games at once so you don't have to worry about such petty things.
That's what I do, and I find it beneficial.
I dont know about 60 games, but I think that picking up a few more games is good advice in this situation. What I do when faced with stuff like that (though, Im terrible, so it's not very often), is I play other games, and take just as long to make moves in that game. Maybe the other guy will lose interest before you do.... Just my two cents.
i hear ya mate. Resign if your just playing on to irritate.
Learning when to resign is just another part of growth as a chess player. Those people who grind it out to the bitter end hoping for a cheap stalemate will learn not to waste their (and their opponents) time as they gain more experience and learn about the game.
If my opponent starts to pull that crap out of the proverbial "bag" I do my damndest to queen as many pawns as possible and don't go for the quickest mate. I leave 'em just enough leeway to wiggle that king around while I queen, bishop, or even knight my pawns. I've had games with a queen and two knights on the board when previously I'd only had a king, queen, and two pawns against, say, a king and a knight. The two pawns turned to knights, I snatched his knight away with a queen fork on the diagonals, and proceeded to knight my last to pawns just to piss him off...all the while taking my full/alotted days to do it. I figure if the buzzard wouldn't resign when he didn't even have enough material to checkmate me...why not stoop to an abysmal level? It's fun, spiteful, and my sadistic streak was much obliged!
I once saw a guy replace his entire set with pawn promotions at an OTB tourn., then back the pieces up to their original squares and proceed to chase the guy down with just king and rook to make a point.
We keep hearing lots of you moaning about your opponent not resigning, when you clearly are winning. Well why can't you just go on and win. Or is it because you find it really hard to checkmate them?
although i am sympathetic toward this kind of frustration, i think it is equally frustrating to see this kind of thread pop up anew every week or so. essentially it comes down to the time controls both sides agreed to when the game started--even if both opponents choose to move quicker than the time controls in the beginning of the game, at any time they have the right to decide to start taking all of their allotted time. cheap? maybe. frustrating? certainly. but all we are left to do is suck it up and deal with it. for better or worse, chess is about checkmating the opposition, not getting them to resign.
Markle wrote:
I once saw a guy replace his entire set with pawn promotions at an OTB tourn., then back the pieces up to their original squares and proceed to chase the guy down with just king and rook to make a point.
At a tournament? That's awesome. Though I have to ask, if there were enough pawns to replace his entire army, did the opponent know that resigning was possible?
If I only had a nickel for every time I've read one of these threads...
Yeah, it's a pain; but there's nothing to do but grind it out. Ignore that guy from now on, tell your friends to ignore that guy, whatever. But don't fall into the trap of getting angry or abusive--it will only make the guy play slower, and maybe get you reported. This is what you get for playing chess with time limits measured in days. It comes with the territory, unfortunately.
Yeah i don't remember the exact position before he started to promote pawns since it was about 15 years ago. As for the opponent knowing resigning was possible, oh yeah you would have to know this guy to understand he used to find all kinds of ways to cheat at tournaments so he really deserved what he got.
If you don't like the rules, don't play here. Whining about what bothers you is a sign of immaturity.
I really can't understand that mindset of someone who would want to do something like that. If you like playing chess then surely you don't want to waste time on a game you've lost, you'd want to just resign and get on to playing other games. Seems to me, anyway.
Nibbler wrote: If you don't like the rules, don't play here. Whining about what bothers you is a sign of immaturity.
Totally missed the point there my friend. Chess is a gentlemans game.
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Meowdar wrote: If my opponent starts to pull that crap out of the proverbial "bag" I do my damndest to queen as many pawns as possible and don't go for the quickest mate. I leave 'em just enough leeway to wiggle that king around while I queen, bishop, or even knight my pawns. I've had games with a queen and two knights on the board when previously I'd only had a king, queen, and two pawns against, say, a king and a knight. The two pawns turned to knights, I snatched his knight away with a queen fork on the diagonals, and proceeded to knight my last to pawns just to piss him off...all the while taking my full/alotted days to do it. I figure if the buzzard wouldn't resign when he didn't even have enough material to checkmate me...why not stoop to an abysmal level? It's fun, spiteful, and my sadistic streak was much obliged!
Chess is about having fun, is it not? I think it's lots of fun to prolong the game if i'm winning and that's what the opponent wants to do.
As far as people wanting to air their frustrations, let them. There's no harm done, and they can get ideas on how to handle the situation.
AH FORGETA BOUT IT.....
Graw81 wrote: Nibbler wrote: If you don't like the rules, don't play here. Whining about what bothers you is a sign of immaturity.
Totally missed the point there my friend. Chess is a gentlemans game.
Yes, but gentlemen don't whine about their opponent playing more slowly than the gentleman would prefer, after all it is within the rules to move within 3 days.
That you totally missed this point makes me want to play you in a game of chess, you seem a pretty easy target. :-)
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Hello fellow Chess lovers,
I am fairly confident in saying that a player who has a rating of above 1400 should be able to mate with Queen King vs. King. It's really not that hard to do. I also understand that when playing by the time rules 3 days per move the player has every right to take all of their alotted time if they would like to. That being said, if 2 players with ratings of 1400 and 1600 are playing a game and it comes down to Queen King vs. King. RESIGN. I understand the mentality of not giving up and wanting to play until a checkmate. But, it can take 7 or 8 moves sometimes to checkmate with this material differnance depending on the position. I was in a game where we were making multiple moves a day. As soon as I queened a pawn my opponent started taking all three of his days to make a move. There is no reason to drag a lost game out 24 days when the first 40 moves of the game took 5 days. I know there isn't much I can do about it, and I didnt ask my opponent to resign. Buts its still extremly annoying. JUST RESIGN IF YOUR ABSOLUTLY LOST. Or at least keep up the same pace of play.
Cheers!! :)