Repetition as a strategy: draw, lame
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Zardorian
Apr 6, 2019
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#1
Using repetition as a last resort is one thing, but when someone, especially someone a lot higher level than you, uses it as a strategy throughout the game, that’s lame. I have used it myself, but never continuously throughout the game as some kind of lame strategy. If you find yourself doing that, perhaps it’s time to start studying some strategy.
just make a check; they cant copy that
Don’t let them repeat moves. Punish them!
I do not think of it as lame,especially if my opponent is much higher rated I just look at it as they must be afraid, and that is just fine with me!
Apr 6, 2019
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#5
You gain rating points from a draw, so nothing to complain about. If you avoid repetition it shouldn't happen often. I have a friend who is kind of a noob at chess, and we played I think like 40 games all of which I beat him except one. That one game he had a major material advantage and a deadly mating net, so he was super sure of victory. Need I tell you how much he was disappointed when I found a perpetual check? When playing a complete beginner when you're a Class C player like me. Always remember: there is a chance you will blunder, don't resign if you do. And make sure the blunder is not a mate in one(happened to me as well in one of our friendly games against another beginner friend, boy was he happy his fortieth attempt at beating me was a success).
To the OP: What are you taking about? Do you mean they trying to draw through a three-fold repetition? Or simply repeating moves once in a while? And why do you care? Or are you talking about forcing a draw by perpetual check?
Apr 7, 2019
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#7
It's sort of asking for a crawl
It doesn't have to be three times in a row . . .
DENVER
DMG-001 wrote:
Repetition only happens when someone knows they can't win and aren't decent enough to click resign.
By finding the repetition, that player also figured out a way to make sure that their opponent doesn't win. A game should be resigned when it is clear that your opponent is going to win the game. A repetition proves that the position isn't a guaranteed victory.
Apr 7, 2019
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#9
Every Russian schoolboy knows to always repeat a superior position twice before deviating as a form of psychological torture.
DMG-001 wrote:
Repetition only happens when someone knows they can't win and aren't decent enough to click resign.
It's pretty clear that you don't understand how chess--or any game--works. We have three possible results: win, draw, or loss. O course we want to win, but if we can't win, a draw is better than a loss. Any child can see that. So what kind of idiot would resign when they can force a draw? If you could force a draw by repetition, but click the resign button instead, you're not being decent, you're being stupid!
