Was it right to draw?

After 1. Nxf3 gxf3 2. gxf3, White is the only one with any winning chances. Black's king is a long way from the action and the Black knight can easily be chased away by White's king, so I would have played on if I was White. It's almost certainly a draw with "best play".

Originally posted by Fat Lady
After 1. Nxf3 gxf3 2. gxf3, White is the only one with any winning chances. Black's king is a long way from the action and the Black knight can easily be chased away by White's king, so I would have played on if I was White. It's almost certainly a draw with "best play".

Originally posted by MCA
so as black a draw was the best I could reach? i thought so.

i also figured i could fight off white's attack well enough to stop him from mating, so it wasn't a bad choice for white to draw either really.

cool, thank you very much for your response my chubby female friend 😉

hmmm, an unlikely first move though is it not

is he not FAR more likely to take my pawn, forcing a final pawn swap (as white I would have done that i think).

but point taken, there was a possible winning line - so i maybe should have played on.

Originally posted by MCA
hmmm, an unlikely first move though is it not

is he not FAR more likely to take my pawn, forcing a final pawn swap (as white I would have done that i think).

but point taken, there was a possible winning line - so i maybe should have played on.

Originally posted by Renars
well, I'm inclined to think GP34 was pulling your Knights leg there..

Originally posted by Renars
well, I'm inclined to think GP34 was pulling your Knights leg there..

Originally posted by greenpawn34
Me- Pulling leggs????

If you put the position into Flintstone I it will tell you it's all forced.

Also same position was reach in Borakowliaska v Kjkjkjkumlimka,
Rum Doodle Championship 1899. and Black won as posted.

Don't you guys know anything?

All the pawns will get taken in short order, and then there will be insufficient force for either side to force a win.

Draw.

Originally posted by Blackamp
All the pawns will get taken in short order, and then there will be insufficient force for either side to force a win.

Draw.

Originally posted by Fat Lady
After 1. Nxf3 gxf3 2. gxf3, White still has one pawn and so still has a chance of winning. I agree that after 1. gxf3 gxf3 2. Nxf3 it's a simple draw even though White is a piece up.

ok - all pretty much as I had expected (and why i went with the draw).

just wanted clarification in case i had missed something

Although you did not post the time control. If blitz with white one sec left then...

Originally posted by Habeascorp
Although you did not post the time control. If blitz with white one sec left then...