08 Jan 08
Originally posted by emanonUnless all your opponents moved are forced don't tell them just play it out.
Do you do it? I've got a game going where I can announce mate in 12 but it seems somewhat arrogant to mention this 12 moves ahead!😞
This is when conditional moves would be a great idea. If they can do that at a crappy site like knotGame then I am sure it should be workeable here.
08 Jan 08
Originally posted by emanonSometimes when my opponent blunders or misses some tactical combination I mention it and I tell the right variation, but I think it's misunderstood very often. When my opponent tell same to me, I am happy to look over my mistake.
Do you do it? I've got a game going where I can announce mate in 12 but it seems somewhat arrogant to mention this 12 moves ahead!😞
08 Jan 08
Originally posted by der schwarze RitterThat's what I was thinking. If the game is an endgame, your opponent will catch on after a couple of moves anyways. If it's not an endgame, it's highly doubtful you can calculate a mate in 12 with 99%+ accuracy unless you're a genious, so announcing to your opponent that you have a mate in 12 is at best, rude, and at worst, stupid.
What happens if you miscalculated and there is no mate in 12?
08 Jan 08
Originally posted by bosintangI think there was a rule back in the good ole days that if you announced mate and couldn't produce the mate in the said number of moves, you were obligated to resign yourself -- which is only fair, since you were audacious enough to announce the defeat of your opponent but were unable to complete the task.
That's what I was thinking. If the game is an endgame, your opponent will catch on after a couple of moves anyways. If it's not an endgame, it's highly doubtful you can calculate a mate in 12 with 99%+ accuracy unless you're a genious, so announcing to your opponent that you have a mate in 12 is at best, rude, and at worst, stupid.
08 Jan 08
I like this rule, but I propose a variation. If your opponent announces mate and can't produce it, you should get one free kick to the nads for every move he announced the mate in. So in this case, mate-in-12 means 12 kicks to the nads if he doesn't produce it. Time-outs can be claimed if your opponent doesn't recover.