Why the hell did I get a draw?

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I was quite confused by this. I thought he meant 'Why the hell did I get a draw when I should have lost?'

This guy actually thinks he should have been given a win when he had a bare king against Rook and Pawns !!!

Fantastic !  Seriously, how does his mind work ?

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mxdplay4 wrote:

I was quite confused by this. I thought he meant 'Why the hell did I get a draw when I should have lost?'

This guy actually thinks he should have been given a win when he had a bare king against Rook and Pawns !!!

Fantastic ! Seriously, how does his mind work ?


1. I should win

2. I didn't win... THE OPPONENT MUST HAVE CHEATED BY GETTING CHESS.COM TO CHANGE THE OFFICIAL FIDE RUELS TO BE WRONG!!1!

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TadDude wrote:
hipolymer wrote:

it said insufficient material, so i got a draw...How the heck is this fair? My opponent ran out of time. It shouldn't matter how much more material he has. my strategy was to make him run out of time..

 

How can this site change fundamental chess rules? This is bull****.


With an attitude like that your opponent might paraphrase the famous quote "Why must I draw with this idiot?".

http://www.fide.com/component/handbook/?id=124&view=article

6.9

 

Except where one of the Articles: 5.1.a, 5.1.b, 5.2.a, 5.2.b, 5.2.c applies, if a player does not complete the prescribed number of moves in the allotted time, the game is lost by the player. However, the game is drawn, if the position is such that the opponent cannot checkmate the player’s king by any possible series of legal moves.


 Makes sense.

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hipolymer wrote:

it said insufficient material, so i got a draw...How the heck is this fair? My opponent ran out of time. It shouldn't matter how much more material he has. my strategy was to make him run out of time..

 

How can this site change fundamental chess rules? This is bull****.

I dont even get it hows this even fair to the opponent. The officials would need to look up on the fair vs unfair thing,today.Frown

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ilikeflags wrote:

 That picture of the meat circles and the cucumber slices


 CoolVery tasty. I like them.

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ilikeflags wrote:

the "meat circles" are actually veggie burgers.


Yuck, thanks for ruining our appetite

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heinzie wrote:
ilikeflags wrote:

the "meat circles" are actually veggie burgers.


Yuck, thanks for ruining our appetite


Meat circles are much more appetizing.

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We might as well eliminate time altogether if you can still get bull**** draws out of nowhere. What's the point?

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he ran out of time. that means you can make as many moves now without him responding. let's see you mate his king.

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hipolymer wrote:

We might as well eliminate time altogether if you can still get bull**** draws out of nowhere. What's the point?


Dude, if you don't like it, take it up with FIDE, not chess.com. This is NOT a chess.com rule, this is a FIDE rule.

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Alright, look at my latest match for example. I had a THREE PIECE DISADVANTAGE and I still won because of time.

 

WTF? This system is so inconsistent that it's laughable. Granted, my other match was an even larger disadvantage, but I still would have  lost in this one because a whole three pieces is a lot.

 

SO, care to defend the official rules now?

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hipolymer wrote:

Alright, look at my latest match for example. I had a THREE PIECE DISADVANTAGE and I still won because of time.


 

WTF? This system is so inconsistent that it's laughable. Granted, my other match was an even larger disadvantage, but I still would have  lost in this one because a whole three pieces is a lot.

 

SO, care to defend the official rules now?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It's not about an advantage, if you literally have zero way to checkmate a king, then its a draw. That's perfectly fair.

Avatar of BackroomsBoy67

Bro, I was about to win against a kid rated 406, and I easily had the upper hand, i was leading by 15 points! But then it said it was a draw! How the heck did this happen? If anyone knows, tell me, cause i have no clue!

Avatar of LieutenantFrankColumbo

It's called greed. Instead of just winning the game, you kept taking material and promoting to a queen. It's a draw because your opponent has no legal move to make.

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OP cannot be older than 10

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how do you guys practice playing chess and improve the skill?
Avatar of postoran

If you hate rules of chess, quit chess. Nobody will ever miss you.

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Idk
Avatar of Alexander29114

Insufficient material also applies to some complex mates like KBN vs K and KNN vs KP. Although they are possible to win under 50 moves, chess.com regards it as a draw