Does rejecting a draw offer in equal position a sign of disrespect for opponents

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Hans niemann certainly would think so

Ziryab
CooloutAC wrote:
Ziryab wrote:
CooloutAC wrote:
Ziryab wrote:

You’ll find all these in drills on this website too. You can also get Stockfish free, put it on your phone, set up the positions, and practice. 

These are called elementary mates because you learn them to the mastery level before you reach 1000. Even bishop and knight can be learned easily. The best resource is a video by Danny Rensch on this site.

 

I’ve taught elementary checkmates with heavy pieces, and with the bishop pair to hundreds of children. I don’t teach bishop and knight unless there is interest. It doesn’t come up often in play and it is challenging to learn. When I do teach it, I quote the steps in the Rensch video.

can you link where they are on this site?  is it free or is it considered a lesson?

 

I've seen these elementary checkmates on this site in the past, but am not finding them easily now. You might look around at https://www.chess.com/practice That's where I recall seeing them.

Like I said,  thats what lichess is for bud.   The whole practice page is actually a great workout session.

 

Yes. Lichess does this well.

I learned these elementary mates in the 1970s when websites and even computers were not available. Bishop and knight, however, I did not learn until about twenty years ago and from Pandolfini's Endgame Course. Then I failed to execute it during a blitz game, so I relearned it. The W is easier to learn and to execute than Pandolfini's method. It is also easier to remember.

I teach some of these often. Players often struggle with this mate in three (from Pandolfini)

 

And this mate in two (my composition).

 

 

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