For all of you that start countless "why my opponent doesn't resign" threads, here is a lesson to learn. I was annoyed and attempted to finish this game as fast as possible. Look at the last move. I made it without thinking.
My opponent is not one to blame, I am.
Your opponent simply doesn't resign because he grasped human psychology basic and he can turn your overkill position against yourself. Chess is war.
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If you'd just walk your opponent off the board, this kind of stuff doesn't happen. You were set up for it. You want your rook between your queen and the opponent's king, in the file directly next to the one the queen is in. After you have this, systematically walk your opponent off the board. Your queen will always protect your rook and and your rook will always be a buffer keeping the king away from your queen.
Simple and idiot proof.
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52. Qa3 K->doesn't matter
53. Rb2 K->doesn't matter
54. Qa1#
Originally posted by EladarI agree. But you can't apply that if you don't think at all and make a move(s) in less then a second. It is not the first time that I started to play like moron when annoyed by my opponents lone king determination.
If you'd just walk your opponent off the board, this kind of stuff doesn't happen. You were set up for it. You want your rook between your queen and the opponent's king. After you have this, systematically walk your opponent off the board. Your queen will always protect your rook and the rook/queen and your rook will always be a buffer keeping the king ...[text shortened]... d idiot proof.
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52. Qa3 K->doesn't matter
53. Rb2 K->doesn't matter
54. Qa1#
My tactic is always to walk the opponent off the board if it is there. It is something I learned very early on, so I'm thinking about it while I'm walking the pawn down the board to promote.
Better was Greenpawn's suggestion. When your opponent puts his king along the rim of the board, use your rook to pin him there, then promote to get a rook or queen to get the checkmate on the pinned down king.
Cut off, don't chase.
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Originally posted by ivan2908heres one game where i probably should have resigned as i was loads of things down. I am stubborn and refuse to resign if i see a chance of a stalemate (it gives me 1 extra point in a tourney and helps clan matches)
[pgn][Event "Open invite"]
[Site "http://www.redhotpawn.com"]
[Date "2008.12.26"]
[EndDate "2009.01.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "sagator"]
[Black "ivan2908"]
[WhiteRating "1369"]
[BlackRating "1474"]
[WhiteELO "1369"]
[BlackELO "1474"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[GameId "5799471"]
1. d4 Ng8f6 2. Nb1c3 d5 3. Ng1f3 e6 4. Bc1g5 Nb8d7 5. Nf3e5 c5 6. e3 Bf8e7 turn your overkill position against yourself. Chess is war.
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Game 5787914
Originally posted by ivan2908A lesson for us all. It takes a lot of dicipline sometimes to slow down and proceed carefully when your opponent is clearly beaten. 😏
[pgn][Event "Open invite"]
[Site "http://www.redhotpawn.com"]
[Date "2008.12.26"]
[EndDate "2009.01.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "sagator"]
[Black "ivan2908"]
[WhiteRating "1369"]
[BlackRating "1474"]
[WhiteELO "1369"]
[BlackELO "1474"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[GameId "5799471"]
1. d4 Ng8f6 2. Nb1c3 d5 3. Ng1f3 e6 4. Bc1g5 Nb8d7 5. Nf3e5 c5 6. e3 Bf8e7 ...[text shortened]... turn your overkill position against yourself. Chess is war.
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