I know right! Once he started promoting to knights I knew he'd misjudge the position.
This is why you should never purposefully drag out victory
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His strategy was a foolhardy one "to teach me a lesson for not resigning" it's one of the most nonsensical mindsets on this forum.
He tried, but I was quicker and he found himself in time pressure.
Oct 12, 2020
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#5
What?? I can't even pretend to know what this person was thinking or trying to accomplish!!
It was foolish for him to assume I would make the board any less convoluted than the mess he had made.
@m_connors some players become offended if you don't resign and they falsely believe they can punish you by dragging out a checkmate.
Oct 12, 2020
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TheCalculatorKid wrote:
@m_connors some players become offended if you don't resign and they falsely believe they can punish you by dragging out a checkmate.
That, to me, just doesn't make any sense. Who are they really punishing? Themselves. (Takes all kinds, I guess!) 
It doesn't make sense that's the point. Yet a very small minority of chess players do feel that way. It beggars belief.
Oct 12, 2020
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#10
If given enough time, I will always try for a cool mate rather than fastest
There's nothing cool about promoting to knights and creating an overly complicated position.
The goal should always be to win the game. Once that's impossible it should be to earn stalemate.
I can't stand it when people start dinking around the end game. If the goal is to take as many pieces as possible and get more pieces, then go back to playing checkers.
The point of chess is to checkmate and that is enjoyable in itself. If you want to drag the game out, play the computer.
Sweet
Sweet
Oct 13, 2020
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#16
When overconfidence takes over your intelligence. Exactly what happened with your opponent.
@TheScaryMoves being the best at premoving isn't just about the time, it's about planning a sequence of moves that your opponent won't see coming, that they can't avoid and that you can continue to premove with.
Very overconfident, very lacking in intelligence. It was a very rewarding stalemate.
TheScaryMoves wrote:
He was expecting Kxb3 and possibly premoved Rb5.
yeah i think
Oct 13, 2020
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#20
I think that people who choose to drag on the game are kinda annoying. Yes, like 90% of the time they will get the checkmate, but why? You're just wasting both player's time. I like to not resign sometimes because I know there is always the chance of stalemate, but these kinda people being there just kinda discourages me from playing on for the stalemate.
First off, I enjoy playing chess, so making a game last longer than it needs to is in no way a punishment, it just gives me more time to enjoy the game.
When an opponent has a very clear advantage and tries to drag out the victory, they always run the risk of stalemate. And what a great stalemate this was.
Enjoy.