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GameKnot related: why bother playing chess if you can't take losing?

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victorian00
03-Mar-10, 14:26

why bother playing chess if you can't take losing?

recently i've had a couple of players begging for draws when they are well beaten and when their draw request has been rebuffed they then stop moving until their time is up and then stick a postponement on.

severely childish and pathetic behaviour.

here's a tip for players like that... if you don't want to lose games then don't play them.

baronderkilt
03-Mar-10, 15:27

In all seriousness ...

I think that learning to lose well is the most important Chess skill there is. Only by losing and learning we survive the experience can one come to approach the game with the fearlessness needed become a winner.

bhidragon
03-Mar-10, 16:23

Well Said!!

Both of you ... hit the nail on the head.

chessnovice
03-Mar-10, 16:32

Kind of like asking why people drive if they don't want to pay the ticket, for those who adamantly fight them. It's going to happen and it's not very appealing, but it's within the right of the rules. I'm fine with people requesting draws for me to reject, and delaying the game however much they like. The end result isn't going to change. I don't see why you should let this sort of thing bother you.

kingdawar
03-Mar-10, 16:35

Chill out. It's correspondence chess. It's supposed to go slow.

kingdawar
03-Mar-10, 16:41

About draw offers in lost positions... recently Leinier Dominguez of Cuba was particularly successful against Shirov in the last round of the Corus tournament.

tugger
03-Mar-10, 17:19

Unfortunately the internet is full of unsporting people. It's a skill in its own right learning how to deal with them.

You got any pawns left? ADVANCE!!! There's nothing more soul destroying on the chess board than playing against three queens and four knights.

Use the oppurtunity to improve you winning play, it's its lost for him it's won for you, so use the space and material to find some good link up play which will boost your confidence and crush his. Toy with him. See if you can force his moves, force him to advance and promote before mating him immediately after, really rub it in. Leave comments thanking him for taking his time, as it's giving you more time to find some neat combos. Ask that he doesn't resign so you can practise your mating skills. Mess with his head.

And when finally he resigns or he is mated, smile like Hearts just beat Hibs 5-0.

tactical_abyss
03-Mar-10, 18:51

Deleted by tactical_abyss on 03-Mar-10, 18:51.

tactical_abyss
03-Mar-10, 19:03

Deleted by tactical_abyss on 04-Mar-10, 16:43.

black_cat_hamlet
04-Mar-10, 04:11

But then again...

with Tactical_Abyss' example, that's in real time game, so it wouldn't work on GK.... it sounds
logical enough though, if you opponent''s that low on time they might make a mistake

Anyway....on the topic... well, thankfully, I haven't come across those types of players yet, so
really I'm just rambling [though it would bother me, since I can only have 12 games at a
time... not so much if I was a subscriber]

lighttotheright
04-Mar-10, 04:47

That's why conditional moves on GK are such a 'godsend'. Using them in such situations cuts down on frustration.

victorian00
04-Mar-10, 09:27

thanks for all replies.

FAO tugger,

ha ha, i like it. i'm smiling at the thought of that 5-0 right now.

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