Originally posted by twohybridSo a win is (theoretically with bad Play) possible for either of you. The best choice is to force an Exchange if possible if not to repeat a Position three times. In both cases the draw can be enforced via the arbiter.
It's not on this site. It's R and K v. Knight and K
for a mate by K+N against K+R. Last moves: R h2?? Ng3#
Unless you can walk into a repetition, you have to wait to claim a draw under the 50-move rule and your opponent has to accept that. It is a long time to wait (especially in an online game!) but it is what the rules allow to cope with excessive stubbornness.
Over the Board there tend to be regulations to allow arbiters/team captains to declare draws in trivially drawn positions, never heard of a website having one.
Apologies! I assumed you had the knight against the rook. With KR vs KN can you not get an automatic draw but swapping to lone kings?
If the website doesn't do that, you could offer them a draw, if they decline you could ask what their winning plan is, then exchange off, and then ask to see the next stage of the plan.
Originally posted by dikankanWhat is fascinating is that I was wrong in the first place. I assumed that because K and Kt can not checkmate a lone K, then K and Kt against R and K can't win. But, amazingly, as pointed out in this thread, K and Kt CAN win against K and R!!! So, maybe my opponent is hoping I will make a terrible blunder.
Apologies! I assumed you had the knight against the rook. With KR vs KN can you not get an automatic draw but swapping to lone kings?
If the website doesn't do that, you could offer them a draw, if they decline you could ask what their winning plan is, then exchange off, and then ask to see the next stage of the plan.
I'm not comfortable with this either, but there is nothing in TOS that
says you cannot discuss games from another site. 🙂
Perhaps Russ should start up a new forum.
Games from other sites that can be openly discussed.
Maybe we should pile across to Chess.Com and discuss our own Anand - Carlsen game.
(If you have the Rook just pin the Knight to the King and chop it.)