Is it unpolite to make three queens?

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DjonniDerevnja

Actually I think not resigning is ok. Those who fights for a stalemate to the bitter end I do respect.

Kent_Caylor

I suppose it's your own personal choice. I, however, prefer to just finish them off and be done with it.

Chicken_Monster
Fiveofswords wrote:

i enjoy getting all the queens i can before mating someone. As lame as it is it kinda satisfies some sexual fantasy for me.

That actually made me laugh audibly.

I'm a one-girl type of guy, but yes, it is impolite. That's why when I play a good friend I try to get 3-4 Queens to rub it in. This can backfire and cause you to prematurely draw, if you know what I mean. We've all been there.

Fewer Queens = less chance of accidental stalemate.

 


 

Chicken_Monster

Well there is almost never a reason to get three Queens except to show off and rub it in...at least no reason I can think of off the top of my head. One could probably fabricate a scenario... It would almost always be faster to mate without getting three Queens. Of course, there is a flip side to that coin. Isn't it impolite for the losing player to not resign once you are up a Queen or two?

NileshXDesai

If you need more queens on the board, that means you are not thinking!

It may also mean you want easy way out. Certainly, making three queens is not rude! You can make as many as you want. The final goal is to win the game then so be it!

GabrieleMiceli

It's not polite to not resign in a completely lost position

NileshXDesai

If you want to be polite, then surrender your king!

Chicken_Monster

It's hard. When I'm excited with three Queens ... throw in a horse and a couple Bishops for some Thorn Birds action ... I can't always look ahead. It's all about instant gratification and I blow it. I get too excited about the impending mate. Tunnel vision. You know the drill.

>> It's not polite to not resign in a completely lost position

Egggsactly. I wish I thought of that.

Scottrf
Fiveofswords wrote:

well...if you just bother to look 1 silly move ahead that wont happen. just 1 move man...you can do that right?

if not then maybe you dont deserve 3 queens.

I know. I can't actually believe how many people think it's a legitimate concern.

DjonniDerevnja

In real life, if a man is messing around with two extra Queens, and he doesnt look a move ahead, his wife can suddendly stalemate him.

Ziggy_Zugzwang

If a player won't resign in the face of overwhelming odds, I'll subpromote to knights and bishops to show my contempt Laughing

December_TwentyNine

If this guy can have 3 Queens, then why can't you?

Chicken_Monster
Scottrf wrote:
Fiveofswords wrote:

well...if you just bother to look 1 silly move ahead that wont happen. just 1 move man...you can do that right?

if not then maybe you dont deserve 3 queens.

I know. I can't actually believe how many people think it's a legitimate concern.

Yeah, like Silman.

Kent_Caylor

Let him who thinks he can look one little move ahead, be careful, lest he fall!!

Chicken_Monster

It could be the case where one must see multiple moves ahead. Everyone always does that perfectly.

HylianPikachu

I don't find it rude, but they may be able to trick you into stalemating them if you have 3 queens. Two queens, two rooks or rook + queen should be sufficient for two rook mate.

It isn't impolite, unlike Hearthstone BM-ing, but could go badly.

Chicken_Monster

Egggsactly. However, I am sure that if it happened in a GM tourney then it would be considered rude by cognoscenti...kind of subjective though...

LightYearz

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dpnorman
LightYearz wrote:

Who cares about politeness in battle.

Chess is a game of war.

There is no being polite in war.

Kill or be killed in this dominant sport. 

Peace.

How can a sport be dominant? Haha

Chicken_Monster

Actually, wars have cease fires on holy days and often respect funerals and mosques. There is an appropriate time for killing.

Remind me not to play this guy.