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The Rams

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Originally posted by Dragon Fire
Perhaps he was taking advise from User 285150 on chess ethics.
what's with him? I've had 2 people post his username? What's so different about him?

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The sky

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Originally posted by Ramned
what's with him? I've had 2 people post his username? What's so different about him?
Thread 58266

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If Theres Hell Below

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Originally posted by Ramned
what's with him? I've had 2 people post his username? What's so different about him?
he thinks it's 'morally wrong' to take draws.

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The Rams

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Originally posted by Nordlys
Thread 58266
oh. guess he doesn't know rules allow draws. That's why I refuse to resign all the time. Funnily, I think I might just inch back into one

Game 2866814

If not, maybe draw, but I just trapped his knight, so I'm going to finish it in hope to win.

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Originally posted by Ramned
oh. guess he doesn't know rules allow draws.
he keeps saying he does, but insists that perpetual checks are unethical. 🙂

Forum Vampire

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Originally posted by wormwood
he thinks it's 'morally wrong' to take draws.
I think it's morally wrong to try.

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the key is to trap the knight away from the action like Bc6

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why is it morally wrong? They are the rules of chess? Did Jimster do the right thing and resign to Weyerstrass?

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The Rams

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Originally posted by Ramned
oh. guess he doesn't know rules allow draws. That's why I refuse to resign all the time. Funnily, I think I might just inch back into one

Game 2866814

If not, maybe draw, but I just trapped his knight, so I'm going to finish it in hope to win.
'morally wrong to try'

Depends on how stubborn you are. It's the rules. Now, yes, it is EXTREMELY frustrating - perpetual checks are

Game 2747281

I had this one, but the guy kept forcing check. It's part of the game.

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so you think docpawn was being immoral? Is the game of chess not to try and do your best? Resigning is not your best, so they only other option is to draw or win

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The Rams

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Originally posted by SilentDeath
so you think docpawn was being immoral? Is the game of chess not to try and do your best? Resigning is not your best, so they only other option is to draw or win
no, as a matter of fact, it was more of a comment towards him. He stopped an explosion of trouble. There's nothing wrong with what he did.

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Originally posted by Dragon Fire
But if there is a forced mate its probably more than 20 moves away and you will need a tablebase to do it.
EGTB gives mate in 13

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Originally posted by DeepThought
EGTB gives mate in 13
Which is pretty hard to find.