Very instructive position here:
After 29. Rc1, Black must have thought that White had blundered because after 29. ... Bxf2+ 30. Nxf2 Rxc1+ Black is winning easily. What a shock 30. Kg2 must have been! Black's weak back rank means that both 30. ... Rxc1 31. Qd8# and 30. ... Bc5 31. Rxc5 Rxc5 32. Qd8# fail.
Yes. But look at the last 20 moves, where black is in a totally lost position, still playing. Not to speak of tha last 10 moves were black is jerking around with his lonely king. Very rare for a 2300 player, wouldn't you think? User 304532😞
Yes that is rather odd, though not unknown.
Perhaps he was sulking.
Perhaps he suspects his opponent is using a box and has
sent in a FP and was hoping he got banned before the game ends.
Maybe they became PM friends and kept the game alive so
they could carry on talking to each other.
Perhaps sometime in his past he has had a stalemate and knows
that in chess anything can happen.
Perhaps his opponent said before the game that he was going to
mate him in X number of moves so played on to win the bet.
Who Knows?
Originally posted by heinzkatTrue, but it's quite common in internet chess. In over-the-board chess I would expect anyone, even a very weak player, to resign when they were a piece down for no compensation. But in internet correspondence chess there seem to be a lot of very strong players who have never actually played an over-the-board game.
Playing on until mate is very childish & unsporting
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Originally posted by Fat LadyAre you sure you can see this OTB or on CTS? You have refused to reveal your handle because you are not strong OTB.
Very instructive position here:
After 29. Rc1, Black must have thought that White had blundered because after 29. ... Bxf2+ 30. Nxf2 Rxc1+ Black is winning easily. What a shock 30. Kg2 must have been! Black's weak back rank means that both 30. ... Rxc1 31. Qd8# and 30. ... Bc5 31. Rxc5 Rxc5 32. Qd8# fail.
Plenty of people have bad fortune.
I happen to have one too, my first loss happen because of a mouseslip, and the game was supposed to very good for me....
How sad.
I nearly want to cancel my suscription and restart an account whille giving all up to get a new one..... How insulting.
Originally posted by Fat LadyI have seen one player win with Queen against Queen, Rook and Bishop, with assorted pawns on both sides, in a club match.
True, but it's quite common in internet chess. In over-the-board chess I would expect anyone, even a very weak player, to resign when they were a piece down for no compensation. But in internet correspondence chess there seem to be a lot of very strong players who have never actually played an over-the-board game.