About thirty years ago, I was playing in an OTB tournament held at the University of New Brunswick, Fredericton campus. One of the players had a heart attack right at the chess-board. After the ambulance had left and all the fuss had died down, one of the better players walked over to the board, studied it for a few seconds, and said "He was losing anyway...".
What is the worst way to lose at chess?
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TeraHammer wrote:
watcha wrote:
Lose by time a hard fought winning position.
I disagree wholeheartedly.
I'm more proud of myself to find the better moves, than move somewhat quicker and not find the better moves.
Even in Blitz I often cherish a complicated endgame position and think deep. Then I curse the timer for destroying this game!!! Wahuwahefhawiuhaiuehfaui
You disagree it's the worst way to lose because you like finding good moves (makes no sense) and you disagree yet also curse the clock when you lose on time (makes no sense).
Is Wahuwahefhawiuhaiuehfaui Dutch for "trollface?" 
When your winning against a complete noob then you make a mistake and the opponent checkmates you.
ProfessorProfesesen wrote:
getting beaten by a girl
lol...
macer75 wrote:
ProfessorProfesesen wrote:
getting beaten by a girl
lol...
Hey, don't joke about that. I was 4 move mated by a girl in a state championship before 
I am often sleepy when I play. 15 minutes per side. I have done this 3 times now
-Losing to a player much lower rated
-Getting checkmated by a pawn
DrCheckevertim wrote:
-Losing to a player much lower rated
-Getting checkmated by a pawn
U mean like this?
Yup, that was from a real game.
Dec 16, 2013
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ponz111 wrote:
here is what happened to me recently. Playing 15 minute per side games.
One particular player accused me of using a chess engine and after that our games were hard fought.
Most recent game, he played a gambit and I accepted the pawn and gradually came to a better end game. Then 40 seconds left and I have a mate in 4. But I never do well in time trouble even though I saw the mate.
Made the first move of the 4 but my hand trembling and I lost about 10 seconds. My opponent replied immediately.
Made 2nd move again 10 seconds. 3rd move 10 seconds and now a mate in 1 with 10 seconds to go! I started to make the move and my hand slipped.
Started again and again a slip of the mouse I was holding. Then I pick up my queen and started to move it....
I lost on time! He had 4 pawns left which was sufficient mating material.
I was less than 1/2 second away from the mate in one.
Ponz... now THAT is a bad way to lose :(
I hope you were able to garner a rematch and with it... a win?:)
Dec 16, 2013
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steve_bute wrote:
As a former TD, this topic raises many important questions in my mind. Here's one.
Player A and player B are playing a tournament game. It is currently A's move and his clock is running. A runaway bus crashes through the wall, splits in two, hitting and killing both players but leaving the table, board and clock intact. After some time, A's clock flags.
Does B get the win on time? If so, is this the worst way for A to lose at chess?
B has to claim the win on time... since he cant... eventually player A's flag will fall... and then its a draw. It happened to me... G/25 City championship... we both had less than a minute (using analog clock)... I had my King in position to promote a Pawn and he was trying to use his Queen to "check" me away from it.... movement was furious... when I looked at the clock..both flags had fall'n. We agreed to a draw... but just after that everyone told me my opponents flag fell a tic before mine... if I has seen it..I could have claimed the win :(
The worst way to lose at chess is, without question, getting beat by your kid sister. ( not that its ever happened to me (;
Dec 16, 2013
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macer75 wrote:
DrCheckevertim wrote:
-Losing to a player much lower rated
-Getting checkmated by a pawn
U mean like this?
Yup, that was from a real game.
Too funny :) good one
The worst way to lose is when you are about to win over a master like an NM and you suddenly blundered and lose the game. An unforgettable win turns into an unforgettable loss 
For some reason, the worst way to lose for me is when I blunder stalemate instead of blundering mate. I still have nightmares about the time a played a "near perfect" game against someone 400 points higher than me . . . at the very end, I moved my rook one square too short and stalemated instead of won. For me, that's worse because it's purely my error. He did nothing tricky at all for me to do that; at least when I blunder into backrank I can just say that "he got me."
The worst way to lose is by being a poor sport. Lose with dignity. I don't know what integrity you'd have left if you accused somebody of using an engine just because you're mad you lost, or let your clock run 10 minutes 1 move before checkmate.
Dec 16, 2013
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chasm1995 wrote:
The worst way to lose is by being a poor sport. Lose with dignity. I don't know what integrity you'd have left if you accused somebody of using an engine just because you're mad you lost, or let your clock run 10 minutes 1 move before checkmate.
+1 to that
by far it is when you are winning and the guy you are playing starts taunting you, repeatagly offering draws... and it works and you blow the game.. not a good feeling.. at all
Sangwin wrote:
by far it is when you are winning and the guy you are playing starts taunting you, repeatagly offering draws... and it works and you blow the game.. not a good feeling.. at all
I hear you on that one, but I haven't faced too many people like that in a long time, though that might be because I don't have the time to play standard games right now.
Lose by time a hard fought winning position.
I disagree wholeheartedly.
I'm more proud of myself to find the better moves, than move somewhat quicker and not find the better moves.
Even in Blitz I often cherish a complicated endgame position and think deep. Then I curse the timer for destroying this game!!! Wahuwahefhawiuhaiuehfaui