Ever have an opponent...

ketchuplover

Isolated Pawn

Only Chess

04 Oct 19

ketchuplover

Isolated Pawn

Wisconsin USA

Joined: 09 Dec 01
Moves: 71666

04 Oct 19

choose to be mated rather than repetitioned thrice?

mlb62

Joined: 20 May 17
Moves: 17548

04 Oct 19

@ketchuplover

how much was he being paid?

mchill

Cryptic

Behind the scenes

Joined: 27 Jun 16
Moves: 3283

04 Oct 19

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@ketchuplover said
choose to be mated rather than repetitioned thrice?

No, but it would be fine with me. If an opponent of mine chose to "fall on their own sword" in that way, I'd happily take the full point and move on. 🙂

BigDogg

Secret RHP coder

on the payroll

Joined: 26 Nov 04
Moves: 155080

05 Oct 19

@ketchuplover said
choose to be mated rather than repetitioned thrice?

Not intentionally... 😛

moonbus

Über-Nerd (emeritus)

Joined: 31 May 12
Moves: 8703

05 Oct 19

@ketchuplover said
choose to be mated rather than repetitioned thrice?

You mean helpmate?

ketchuplover

Isolated Pawn

Wisconsin USA

Joined: 09 Dec 01
Moves: 71666

06 Oct 19

@moonbus
yes unintentionally I presume it was

mlb62

Joined: 20 May 17
Moves: 17548

15 Oct 19

@ketchuplover

or have your opponent force you to take his pieces, even though you don't want to ! (As in Jakovenko vs Gelfend, 2015...Khanty-Mansiysk...