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Avatar of SLOBess

my opponent made a blunder on purpose during the first five moves, actually in his case it was the second move, totally giving away a pawn.  What should I make of that?  Is he throwing the game?

Avatar of baddogno

I know it seems like an innocent question, but it's very bad form to ask a question about an ongoing game...

Avatar of BlargDragon

For reasons mentioned above, I'm going to pretend this is being asked about a hypothetical situation.

I'm not sure how one would determine that a blunder was made on purpose. I tend to be a pretty inattentive player and I've blundered away pieces in astounding ways that I'm sure had my opponents asking similar questions.

Avatar of oneshotveth
I blunder all the time, many of them because I'm trying to get my kids in pajamas and in bed while playing.
Avatar of eyeronic
I've slipped and sent the wrong move a few times. Maybe it was that sort of error. Why does it matter? Just play to win.