Can't you still play for the sake of playing, and also play the mating pattern you've found?
Is chess meant to be won? Searching for draw resources
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kwaloffer wrote:
Can't you still play for the sake of playing, and also play the mating pattern you've found?
Yes, and sometimes I do. Even if I draw, I will often re-visit the game and play through through the mate to continue my chess education. I guess I just prefer to draw in most cases.
Look up the book: Grandmaster Chess Strategy
''What Amateurs can learn from Ulf Andersson's positional masterpieces''
Edit: Oh wait a minute....actually prepare to win
Don't give a wet slap what other people want you to want. If you like draws, go for it.
:), thanks Ivan
bumping my own post, are there any resources out there specific to drawing?
I play chess to play chess. I'm not particularly worried about ratings and standings, and derive most of my pleasure from the story created on the board. My ideal game of chess is hard fought, with each player having their ups and downs, and ends in a draw. Forcing my opponent to compromise with me is much more fun than forcing a win.
This thread asks the more general question: is a game of chess supposed to be won, or is the game indifferent to outcome? It also asks the specific question of where (if any) resources exist on draw strategies. I've found some people would rather lose a game than draw, which makes drawing more difficult than winning in some cases.
I found this game buried in a google search for "chess drawing strategies". It just so happens that drawing is in White's best interest, but the game would have the same draw outcome if white had a Queen perched on a black square on White's side.
http://chess-video.blogspot.com/2011/02/chess-practice-unknown-way-of-draw.html
I want to learn how to strategize a draw before the end game is reached, and can't seem to find many resources on this subject. Do they exist? Any chess players known for their ability to force a draw?
I posted this thread not only because of the lack of resources, but to also start a conversation with other chess players about drawing. Because I offer a draw most times when I have found a mating pattern, it ends up my chess.com rating is a bit lower than it would be if I won all of those games. And it seems my rating is not just for me, but for other players as well, so playing for a draw can inflate lower rated opponent's ratings, as well as deflating mine. I try to control for this by mainly playing unrated live and turn based games, but when those are not available I'll jump into whatever is open.
Are chess.com games meant to be won, and if so, do I do a disservice to this site by drawing winnable rated games? Is it any better to play a game for the sake of playing, or for the sake of winning? How can I get better at forcing draws?