You are asking if it is unfair to play by the rules of chess on this site? I don't think you need anyone to answer that question. If the object in the game is to win and you have played by the rules then you are not being unfair. So did you win the game?
is it unfair?
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yes. i won on time.
He's allowed to offer it, and you're allowed to refuse it.
I'm sure he's posted a thread going on about how people are unfair by not accepting a draw offer.
kleelof wrote:
I'm sure he's posted a thread going on about how people are unfair by not accepting a draw offer.
As I was thinking.
'My opponent was only trying to win on time in a drawn position. How unfair'.
tigerprowl6 wrote:
Yes. I am learning from my mistakes.
If you want to get better, don't worry about winning. Look at the position. You should have lost this game.
tigerprowl6 wrote:
@tigerprowl - i could have played 22.Rfd1 instead of 22.Rfc1 and win a bishop or knight.
If you want to get better, don't worry about winning. Look at the position. You should have lost this game.
Feb 12, 2015
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If a player doesn't guard his time as wisely as you do, then go ahead and refuse the draw.
The only time I will accept a draw is if I know it is a complete and hopeless draw (opposite colored bishops with locked pawns). It just seems cheap to randomly move your bishops around for another minute or so just for the point.
JamieKowalski wrote:
If a player doesn't guard his time as wisely as you do, then go ahead and refuse the draw.
The only time I will accept a draw is if I know it is a complete and hopeless draw (opposite colored bishops with locked pawns). It just seems cheap to randomly move your bishops around for another minute or so just for the point.
Yes I've been in that ridiculous situation. My experience though is most people will play on for the point if they have a time advantage and a good connection.
blitzjoker wrote:
JamieKowalski wrote:
If a player doesn't guard his time as wisely as you do, then go ahead and refuse the draw.
The only time I will accept a draw is if I know it is a complete and hopeless draw (opposite colored bishops with locked pawns). It just seems cheap to randomly move your bishops around for another minute or so just for the point.
Yes I've been in that ridiculous situation. My experience though is most people will play on for the point if they have a time advantage and a good connection.
I've had someone play a K&R vs K&R in a game with 5 second increment. I was embarassed for him.
Feb 12, 2015
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Scottrf wrote:
I've had someone play a K&R vs K&R in a game with 5 second increment. I was embarassed for him.
Doing it with an increment is bafflingly stupid.
Scottrf wrote:
blitzjoker wrote:
JamieKowalski wrote:
If a player doesn't guard his time as wisely as you do, then go ahead and refuse the draw.
The only time I will accept a draw is if I know it is a complete and hopeless draw (opposite colored bishops with locked pawns). It just seems cheap to randomly move your bishops around for another minute or so just for the point.
Yes I've been in that ridiculous situation. My experience though is most people will play on for the point if they have a time advantage and a good connection.
I've had someone play a K&R vs K&R in a game with 5 second increment. I was embarassed for him.
Was it a 5 sec increment or 5 sec delay ?
Increment. I was actually gaining time...
This is the most stupendous non issue i have read on this site. The reason blitz is played with a clock is to add the variable that a player can win on time. I don't play blitz personally, but i imagine a large percentage of games are won/lost on time.
Couldnt you just call the arbiter over and have him declare the game drawn ? Usually , they will observe such games for a bit and if neither player is making any progress ( which is almost always in such endings ) they will declare the game drawn .
Garrett84 wrote:
This is the most stupendous non issue i have read on this site. The reason blitz is played with a clock is to add the variable that a player can win on time. I don't play blitz personally, but i imagine a large percentage of games are won/lost on time.
So if someone runs out of time in a K v K ending or K+N v K ending they should lose ? Even in blitz there are situations in which you cannot win on time ... like the 2 above and others ...
Reb wrote:
Couldnt you just call the arbiter over and have him declare the game drawn ? Usually , they will observe such games for a bit and if neither player is making any progress ( which is almost always in such endings ) they will declare the game drawn .
Was in a game on here.
What you seem to be asking is, should you accept a draw offered by any player who is losing? How would anyone ever lose if that was the standard practice??
If anything he was being unfair (or at least unsporting) by offering a draw as a last ditch attempt to avoid losing. Personally I hate it when some little squirt does that.
when i was playing a 5 min blitz game today both players had equal material. i had 2 minutes left and when my opponent had only 20 seconds left he offered me a draw and i refused, because he didnt do it early. is it unfair?