I used to get annoyed when people wouldn't quit when they were down 7 or so points, but now I just figure winning is more fun than losing so if you want me to slowly dismember you, ok

Anybody else just get a free week of diamond access from chess.com?

Houshphandzadeh wrote:I used to get annoyed when people wouldn't quit when they were down 7 or so points, but now I just figure winning is more fun than losing so if you want me to slowly dismember you, ok

No what annoys me is when people offer you draws in that situation, Yahoo chess used to have this glitch where if you kept clicking "offer draw" your opponent couldn't make a move and would time out

i haven't played in a few years but how about bishop to g5

Assuming you're white, you're kinda fucked. Bishop to E4 captures the pawn and the knight.

PrattRules wrote:Assuming you're white, you're kinda #$&! Bishop to E4 captures the pawn and the knight.

trading queens in this piece

question re: chess etiquette

we've both made the same move 4 times now, him most recently. I could move differently, but as soon as I do that I loose my horse. what should I do?

Offer a draw. If he doesn't take it, he's a dick. I actually thought it would automatically be a draw if the moves were repeated three times apiece.

ya? Only 2 pieces have been taken off the board, though.

Well, you're definitely not going to give up a piece just because he wants you to.

ok offered the draw

if the positions have been the same three times in a row, you don't need to even offer the draw, you can just claim it

yea people who refuse draws are dicks. That said, I've played out some draw-ish games mostly because my end game sucks and I want practice.

anyone on here play chess 960?

yes

Soren wrote:anyone on here play chess 960?

Played 1 game and resigned after 5 moves. I hated it.

http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1070688

Can someone tell me why white doesn't play 13 Qxg7?

I'm nowhere near an expert so take this with a grain of salt. If white captures g7, then black moves Rg8, basically then owning the g file. Compounding the problem would be the already existing pressure on g2 checkmate. White would have to go on the defensive for the remainder of the game.

I have 4 pawns, a bishop & rook. He has one pawn and a bishop. He offers a draw. Am I a dick for declining?