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02 Sep 03
02 Sep 03
I've been offered a draw and I don't know wheather to accept. Here's the game id.Game 259386
Give me your thoughts.
02 Sep 03
Originally posted by CFCYou should not ask input on a game in process.
I've been offered a draw and I don't know wheather to accept. Here's the game id.Game 259386
Give me your thoughts.
Mephisto.
03 Sep 03
Originally posted by SirLoseALotMeanwhile, the game is drawn.
We cannot comment on an ongoing game.I didn't look at it anyway.But,I will give you this one bit of chesswisdom: If your opponent offers you a draw,ask yourself this one question: 'Why does he think he is worse?'.
Someone once told me that,and it has actually served me well 😏
You are right, black had good reasons to offer draw. White had winning chances: pawn up, including a connected freepawn on h-file.
My suggested move would have been Qf6. Probably the f-pawn would fall as well. Nd7+ also was worth looking at.
Mephisto.
03 Sep 03
Originally posted by SirLoseALotWhen you offer someone a draw it has nothing to do with who is better or worse. It simply means that the person offering the draw has an advantage and is giving their opponent a break.
We cannot comment on an ongoing game.I didn't look at it anyway.But,I will give you this one bit of chesswisdom: If your opponent offers you a draw,ask yourself this one question: 'Why does he think he is worse?'.
Someone once told me that,and it has actually served me well 😏
03 Sep 03
Originally posted by lionelAnd here I thought it was when things were even and nobody had a clear advantage... 😉
When you offer someone a draw it has nothing to do with who is better or worse. It simply means that the person offering the draw has an advantage and is giving their opponent a break.
04 Sep 03
Originally posted by Agent SmithI'm sure he finds his blunders equally stupid as we do ours😏
true🙂 but i doubt kasparov makes the kind of forehead slapping errors i make in every game😀
Let's not rate our blunders.We would beat Kasparov easy 😉
It's strange really,when he blunders I think he made a great move.Yet,when he makes a great move,I think he blunders.😕
Guess I have a lot to learn yet 😳
05 Sep 03
Originally posted by Agent SmithSorry, my rating wouldn't normally be like that it's just, um, something happened.....:'(
as you were both rated below 1000 i myself would have played on, just to get some endgame practice if nothing else. at this level games are won by tactical play and blunders.
05 Sep 03
Looking at the game, as mentioned above you should have played on as there's plenty of play left.
Ref. the following quote "If your opponent offers you a draw, ask yourself this one question: 'Why does he think he is worse?'."
Nigel Short gives this as a tip in his book 'Nigel Short on Chess' after he played a match with Ribli and Ribli broke protocol by offering him the draw twice - Nigel went on to win!! (and rates it as one of his best games).