A cheap way to end it

I dont know about you but ive been able to pull this several times.
I think its a cheap way to end a game, because you ... i dont know it just seems cheap every time i do it. Anyways the thing i do to end it is either get a rank controlling piece on both sides of him so he only moves back and forth (the opponent's king) and then put another rank controlling piece between the two others, checkmate. The other is i get 3 rank controlling pieces and slowly do 1 behind the other until
hes backed onto the last or first rank or file, then when i move the last piece to the last or first rank or file, its checkmate again. I find it a cheap but effective way to mate. What do you guys think?

Originally posted by trallphaz
I dont know about you but ive been able to pull this several times.
I think its a cheap way to end a game, because you ... i dont know it just seems cheap every time i do it. Anyways the thing i do to end it is either get a rank controlling piece on both sides of him so he only moves back and forth (the opponent's king) and then put another rank controll ...[text shortened]... file, its checkmate again. I find it a cheap but effective way to mate. What do you guys think?

I've heard that referred to as a stair-stepping mate, among other things. If that's a cheap way to mate then so is a back-rank mate. It's a clear and obvious mate threat that can be used to your advantage even when the opponent counters.

Originally posted by trallphaz
I dont know about you but ive been able to pull this several times.
I think its a cheap way to end a game, because you ... i dont know it just seems cheap every time i do it. Anyways the thing i do to end it is either get a rank controlling piece on both sides of him so he only moves back and forth (the opponent's king) and then put another rank controll ...[text shortened]... file, its checkmate again. I find it a cheap but effective way to mate. What do you guys think?

As a reply to buffalo bill here i dont play many games here, most my games i play at yahoo chess, not here because here i tryed a game and waited an hour for them to move and they still hadnt moved. I dont like to have to wait forever.

Originally posted by trallphaz
As a reply to buffalo bill here i dont play many games here, most my games i play at yahoo chess, not here because here i tryed a game and waited an hour for them to move and they still hadnt moved. I dont like to have to wait forever.

Originally posted by trallphaz
As a reply to buffalo bill here i dont play many games here, most my games i play at yahoo chess, not here because here i tryed a game and waited an hour for them to move and they still hadnt moved. I dont like to have to wait forever.

Mate is mate. Don't worry if its not pretty. At least you won.

Originally posted by welsharnie
This is a correspondence chess site, if you are expecting quick games here, you are probably missing the point somewhat...

Originally posted by trallphaz
i get the point its just that i dont like my games to take forever. I dont mean i want games that go buy in a flash becaaause bad players dont think out there moves. I want a game where you sit there and you study the game, and your move, and then you move, and your opponent does the same, none of this lets quit and get back to playing in a day

Originally posted by trallphaz
As a reply to buffalo bill here i dont play many games here, most my games i play at yahoo chess, not here because here i tryed a game and waited an hour for them to move and they still hadnt moved. I dont like to have to wait forever.