opponent has insufficient material but won't draw

My opponent is trying to checkmate me with only two knights (I have nothing other than my king).  I sent him a couple of polite notes, but he won't accept my draw offers. What can I do to end this waste of time?

- thanks

Considering your opponent has a 2000+ rating knows it is unlikely but still possible to mate you... it cannot be forced but if you blunder into it, well....  sounds like a 50 move wait...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two_knights_endgame

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Download a batch of his games and run engine analysis. If he is using an engine that lacks tablebases, he "knows" that he has a decisive advantage. Gather evidence; report.

Thanks everyone. Yes, the game is still in progress.

Maybe instead of offering subtle hints for a draw offer him some water for his horses. They will need it after all the jumping around ..

At this point I would suggest comments related to the other end of a horse.

I would have to second that as well  :)

I sympathize with the OP, however, I would offer the comment that it's a tournament game, so maybe the opponent is pushing for a blunder because of that.

Play out the 50 move rule. Your opponent is entitled (rather naively) to see that you know how to defend the position.

He offered a draw after a few moves.

Maybe he was just practicing :/ 

Maybe he didn't want to draw because he is one of the unfortunate people who simply have no art talent.

You know, woodshover, I don't want you to leave Chess.com, ever. Your posts are always an incomprehensible breath of fresh air that I look forward to

He's the kinda guy that everyone stalks--- I mean "tracks"

I have a 2000+ rating and didn't know you can't mate with 2 knights.... I'd never really looked into it or heard of such an opportunity arrising.... Maybe he's just another ignorant fellow like me! Send him the wiki link as proof that he should just draw

I play live chess when i'm feeling spastic. Note how I play 5 minute games and shorter where I"m prone to blunder. I've only played like 5 long games in my record but I haven't lost any yet.

That probably means I've gotten by so far purely on wit and tactics and not theory.

It's funny that you mention most club players would know that common fact since I'm not a club player. I'd just always assumed that if you had more than 5 points on the board you can checkmate someone and no one had ever told me otherwise and I had never seen a 2 knights endgame before . But now I know. Just 1 more fact to add to my growing repetoire.

I think we're all "woodpushers" at heart. 

But yeah, two knights?  Dude.

FYI the game did ended in a draw.

You know, you are a gold member and he is not a premium member - if he wants to be an ass, you could have slowed way down and waited for him to eventually lose on time 2 months from now.  internet connections in tunisia are probably pretty unreliable . . .

;p

Why not just cut the legs off the horsies and demoted to a pawn then push it up to the end and promote to queen and win !