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Is prolonging games not the same as stalling?
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Jun 26, 2023
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#4
This is the game. On the 31st move its forced checkmate. But he opts out of it. I am playing as black. I even told him rook move is forced mate. The line I saw was rook 32: rd6, Kxg5 33: rg6, Kh4, 34:Qf4#
prolonging the game would mean its still being played, stalling however would just be sad
no
Jun 26, 2023
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#7
If an opponent deliberately doesn't want to checkmate you, they are belittling you.
Jun 27, 2023
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#8
Kowarenai wrote:
prolonging the game would mean its still being played, stalling however would just be sad
I see your point but its sad if you like wasting other peoples time. Whats the point of prolonging the game in a winning position?
Jun 27, 2023
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#9
IanShawDulin wrote:
If an opponent deliberately doesn't want to checkmate you, they are belittling you.
That’s pretty sad as well. Still though, i see it falling in the same aspect of stalling.
What's the point of not resigning? That's just as impolite as promoting 3 or 4 pawns
Jun 27, 2023
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astronomer111 wrote:
What's the point of not resigning? That's just as impolite as promoting 3 or 4 pawns
Because he had a pretty nice checkmate pattern. either way i went would have been mate in 5 across the board. At least from what I saw. But he chose the im up material option so i make pieces. I could have resigned yes, but you could've checkmated. If you aren’t playing for checkmate, what are you playing for?
Read post #7. What's worse is when you go through a lot of promotions then deliberately stalemate and they STILL ask for another game.
Jun 27, 2023
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#13
astronomer111 wrote:
Read post #7. What's worse is when you go through a lot of promotions then deliberately stalemate and they STILL ask for another game.
I have run into that a few times as well. I asked one person why and he said its fun. But thats also the point im making. Why prolong the game like that. Its just as bad as stalling.
Actually, in your game, what you think you saw, your opponent might not have seen. I often miss mate in 1 or 2.
I did yesterday and the automatic analysis didn't call it a missed win. That was odd.
Jun 27, 2023
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astronomer111 wrote:
Actually, in your game, what you think you saw, your opponent might not have seen. I often miss mate in 1 or 2.
I did yesterday and the automatic analysis didn't call it a missed win. That was odd.
That’s fair. But I did tell him in game rook is a forced mate before he moved his queen. But he moved his queen. I have had my analysis tell me as well some of my positions were missed wins when they led to checkmate. Haven’t had the vice versa though.
Serious question here. Is prolonging the game not the same as stalling? If a player has checkmate but decides, I don't want to checkmate you, but instead makes more queens, rooks, etc… then whats the point of the game? Sure you can resign, but it kinda sucks when you help your opponent out saying hey this is checkmate if you move this piece ggs.