It's interesting, psychologically. Black is sufficiently dozy to drop his Q, and then everything else. Yet it seems the idea of a stalemate occurred some few moves before the finish, of which ...h6 was simply the setting move.
I find it odd (ie interesting) that such hopelessness still retained within it a readiness to plan, then successfully execute, an imaginative but improbable rescue.
Originally posted by atticus2 It's interesting, psychologically. Black is sufficiently dozy to drop his Q, and then everything else. Yet it seems the idea of a stalemate occurred some few moves before the finish, of which ...h6 was simply the setting move.
I find it odd (ie interesting) that such hopelessness still retained within it a readiness to plan, then successfully execute, an imaginative but improbable rescue.
Well, we are playing correspoondence chess, not OTB. This game took nearly a month. I don't find it odd at all that someone's attentiveness (or even simply health) comes and goes over that kind of period.
Originally posted by atticus2 It's interesting, psychologically. Black is sufficiently dozy to drop his Q, and then everything else. Yet it seems the idea of a stalemate occurred some few moves before the finish, of which ...h6 was simply the setting move.
I find it odd (ie interesting) that such hopelessness still retained within it a readiness to plan, then successfully execute, an imaginative but improbable rescue.
I think it's simply another example of the fact that everyone has strengths and weaknesses in their vision. I spotted the stalemate pretty much instantly here (though GP had written Stalemate in the title). I think most people will agree that they spot certain tactics quicker than others, all this game suggests is that Oshi spots tactics for his side but perhaps not for his opponents... 😉
Originally posted by Shallow Blue Well, we are playing correspoondence chess, not OTB. This game took nearly a month. I don't find it odd at all that someone's attentiveness (or even simply health) comes and goes over that kind of period.
Richard
I certainly fit this description. I think some of my best efforts on the site occur in games where I made a severe but non-fatal error. There's nothing like that "splash of cold water" when you sign back on and check into a game that is dramatically different than what you remember when you left it.
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The Shortest Stalemate on RHP
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