oh daily game lol didn't notice
It makes it worse yes. But i will play best moves from now on regardless of opponents intentions/sour grapes/etc
oh daily game lol didn't notice
It makes it worse yes. But i will play best moves from now on regardless of opponents intentions/sour grapes/etc
resign.
I would have done that.
And me every time. My mistake was getting annoyed that he didn't do the same. We are all different and that is good. Still annoying though.
had this guy play on in a K+P endgame. Doesn't sound so bad, right? Except I had a queen.
So I just pushed all my pawns up the board and checked him a bunch before putting him out of his misery lol
Genuinely great to hear i'm not the only one that gets to play sub optimum moves to have some fun before winning at will. I presume people play on because they're annoyed and don't won't to resign. I must learn to just play the position best. That's my guess but why do they go on and on you think please? Is it really just childish, sour grapes from all these adults?
There’s a chance you could forget and lose on time, which is prob what they are going for. Maybe they want to prolong the loss so they can keep their rating points to join a tournament/team match (some matches have rating requirements). There are many reasons. Ofc another is that they just don’t wanna resign - I’ve played people like that otb.
I see what you're saying but is it not a bit disrespectful and pointless to go on and on and on in such a losing position. It's a matter of opinion and i see what you're saying.
ofc, but as long as the game is going, they think they still have a "chance" to win. its way more annoying otb tho, cuz you have to sit there for hours while they "think" of their next move in a dead lost position
resign.
I would have done that.
And me every time. My mistake was getting annoyed that he didn't do the same. We are all different and that is good. Still annoying though.
had this guy play on in a K+P endgame. Doesn't sound so bad, right? Except I had a queen.
So I just pushed all my pawns up the board and checked him a bunch before putting him out of his misery lol
Genuinely great to hear i'm not the only one that gets to play sub optimum moves to have some fun before winning at will. I presume people play on because they're annoyed and don't won't to resign. I must learn to just play the position best. That's my guess but why do they go on and on you think please? Is it really just childish, sour grapes from all these adults?
There’s a chance you could forget and lose on time, which is prob what they are going for. Maybe they want to prolong the loss so they can keep their rating points to join a tournament/team match (some matches have rating requirements). There are many reasons. Ofc another is that they just don’t wanna resign - I’ve played people like that otb.
I see what you're saying but is it not a bit disrespectful and pointless to go on and on and on in such a losing position. It's a matter of opinion and i see what you're saying.
ofc, but as long as the game is going, they think they still have a "chance" to win. its way more annoying otb tho, cuz you have to sit there for hours while they "think" of their next move in a dead lost position
For sure yes.
OTB I'd keep playing a piece down but if I'm 6 pieces and 6 pawns down I'd be having an existential crisis.
OTB I'd keep playing a piece down but if I'm 6 pieces and 6 pawns down I'd be having an existential crisis.
resign.
I would have done that.
And me every time. My mistake was getting annoyed that he didn't do the same. We are all different and that is good. Still annoying though.
had this guy play on in a K+P endgame. Doesn't sound so bad, right? Except I had a queen.
So I just pushed all my pawns up the board and checked him a bunch before putting him out of his misery lol
Genuinely great to hear i'm not the only one that gets to play sub optimum moves to have some fun before winning at will. I presume people play on because they're annoyed and don't won't to resign. I must learn to just play the position best. That's my guess but why do they go on and on you think please? Is it really just childish, sour grapes from all these adults?
There’s a chance you could forget and lose on time, which is prob what they are going for. Maybe they want to prolong the loss so they can keep their rating points to join a tournament/team match (some matches have rating requirements). There are many reasons. Ofc another is that they just don’t wanna resign - I’ve played people like that otb.
I see what you're saying but is it not a bit disrespectful and pointless to go on and on and on in such a losing position. It's a matter of opinion and i see what you're saying.
Other way round. Your opponent is making the best moves they can, you aren't.
I feel it's more like disrespect. Today on [redacted website] I played a 3 min blitz against a 1950. He lost a piece in the opening, but had a small chance against my king.
Ok, you didn't resign, I can respect that.
But then the queens went off and he lost another minor piece. Now I'm getting annoyed, I have more pawns, more pieces, more everything and he's still making moves.
I sac'd a piece to take the rest of his pawns off the board. Now, I have a rook, two knights, six pawns (around that number), and he has.... a rook and a knight. And I am a whole minute up.
By now I'm feeling offended and annoyed, because I don't know what this guy's thinking. I was sorely tempted to promote all my pawns into knights and check him all around but he resigned before I could promote, which left me with conflicted emotions.
After this position, since it's white's turn, it's checkmate in two moves. 64. Be6+ Kb8 65. e8=R# An The last possible alternative is this. 64. Be6+ Kb8 65. e8=Q#
I'm sorry but OP looks worse than his opponent imo. I'm cool with toying with him but publicly complaining is just weak.
I would certainly resign this, but when people don't resign lost games against me, I play to checkmate and say gg after. It's not a waste of my time because I like playing chess, especially when I'm winning. It's a waste of his time.
I feel it's more like disrespect. Today on [redacted website] I played a 3 min blitz against a 1950. He lost a piece in the opening, but had a small chance against my king.
Ok, you didn't resign, I can respect that.
But then the queens went off and he lost another minor piece. Now I'm getting annoyed, I have more pawns, more pieces, more everything and he's still making moves.
I sac'd a piece to take the rest of his pawns off the board. Now, I have a rook, two knights, six pawns (around that number), and he has.... a rook and a knight. And I am a whole minute up.
By now I'm feeling offended and annoyed, because I don't know what this guy's thinking. I was sorely tempted to promote all my pawns into knights and check him all around but he resigned before I could promote, which left me with conflicted emotions.
What? You feel offended? Offended that an opponent is trying to beat you?
Why do you sign up to the game in the first place? Is it not to achieve checkmate? Is it not to have an attempt at beating your opponent at their best?
Put it this way, if your opponent is making the best moves they can, and you start making moves you know are not the best available, the only person lacking sportsmanship is you.
Definitely would not resign that position. Unless I had something better to do of course. Anyone bad enough to not mate before this position is bad enough to cause stalemate.
many people complain about having to play on in such positions.
this is the universe testing their strength of character.
I feel it's more like disrespect. Today on [redacted website] I played a 3 min blitz against a 1950. He lost a piece in the opening, but had a small chance against my king.
Ok, you didn't resign, I can respect that.
But then the queens went off and he lost another minor piece. Now I'm getting annoyed, I have more pawns, more pieces, more everything and he's still making moves.
I sac'd a piece to take the rest of his pawns off the board. Now, I have a rook, two knights, six pawns (around that number), and he has.... a rook and a knight. And I am a whole minute up.
By now I'm feeling offended and annoyed, because I don't know what this guy's thinking. I was sorely tempted to promote all my pawns into knights and check him all around but he resigned before I could promote, which left me with conflicted emotions.
What? You feel offended? Offended that an opponent is trying to beat you?
Why do you sign up to the game in the first place? Is it not to achieve checkmate? Is it not to have an attempt at beating your opponent at their best?
Put it this way, if your opponent is making the best moves they can, and you start making moves you know are not the best available, the only person lacking sportsmanship is you.
Look, what my view on this subject is that I take a slight offense when my opponent keeps playing on when loads of material down.
I'm not saying they shouldn't, I'm expressing my views. Some people want to play the best moves, fine. But others feel like it's a waste of time.
There's more than one side to this argument.
My view is when someone's clearly lost, then it feels less like chess and more like "ugh".
I know I'd rather not play a game a queen down with no hope. would you?
I feel it's more like disrespect. Today on [redacted website] I played a 3 min blitz against a 1950. He lost a piece in the opening, but had a small chance against my king.
Ok, you didn't resign, I can respect that.
But then the queens went off and he lost another minor piece. Now I'm getting annoyed, I have more pawns, more pieces, more everything and he's still making moves.
I sac'd a piece to take the rest of his pawns off the board. Now, I have a rook, two knights, six pawns (around that number), and he has.... a rook and a knight. And I am a whole minute up.
By now I'm feeling offended and annoyed, because I don't know what this guy's thinking. I was sorely tempted to promote all my pawns into knights and check him all around but he resigned before I could promote, which left me with conflicted emotions.
What? You feel offended? Offended that an opponent is trying to beat you?
Why do you sign up to the game in the first place? Is it not to achieve checkmate? Is it not to have an attempt at beating your opponent at their best?
Put it this way, if your opponent is making the best moves they can, and you start making moves you know are not the best available, the only person lacking sportsmanship is you.
Look, what my view on this subject is that I take a slight offense when my opponent keeps playing on when loads of material down.
I'm not saying they shouldn't, I'm expressing my views. Some people want to play the best moves, fine. But others feel like it's a waste of time.
There's more than one side to this argument.
My view is when someone's clearly lost, then it feels less like chess and more like "ugh".
I know I'd rather not play a game a queen down with no hope. would you?
What you are saying makes no sense what so ever.
You agree to a game a chess, with the intent of winning.
You get to a winning position because your opponent blunders.
You then turn that winning position into checkmate.
That's how the game is played. If your opponent is down on material, guess what, you've played a good game, so convert the position into checkmate because, guess what, that's the point of the game.
Of course I will play on if I'm down a queen. The aim of of the game is checkmate, not to capture a queen.
You are completely and utterly in the wrong here.
@thecalculatorkid, sure, but sometimes people are busy and have to go - its just courteous to resign down a queen (unless ur opponents are like u1000). obviously, scenarios may differ: eg, if youre playing in an important tournament where you need a draw, it makes sense to play until the end, hoping for a blunder.
its also not even fun to just move your king around, and neither is it instructive. at your level, my level, SNUDOO's level, the point of playing is mostly to have fun and improve - there is no instructive value in moving your king back and forth for a bunch of moves waiting to get mated. if there is some counterplay, of course it makes sense to play on, but theres not point playing on a position like this, for example (as white)
im not saying youre point is wrong - yes, the game is ended by checkmate - im just saying that it doesnt really make sense to play a position down a queen with only a king left.
Well I usually like to play it safe, e.g I was playing a game in a tournament and I forked his king and rook a bit like this:
And I could've sacrificed my queen but I didn't do it, because I was a afraid not to notice a resource ir simething