28 Sep 07
Originally posted by adam warlockI agree with you entirely.
Honestly you people can't be serious. So you're telling me that if you were playing in a chess site were everything you got to show for your sucess is a number you won't agree on a draw with your son? Either I'm a wimp or I'm a wimp...
I can see myself doing that with my girl and my daughter, when she's old enough, but I guess they are few of us like that.
28 Sep 07
Originally posted by GatecrasherHear! Hear!
I don't see a problem with it. I'm sure when seadevil accepted/offered the draw, he wasn't thinking about the rating points. It's a once-off. He won their other game.
We see far greater abuse of the rating system from people resigning games en-mass to "clear their gameload".
I would suggest, though, to remove any grounds for complaint or suspicion, that he plays unrated games against his son in future.
I told Phlabby in a PM that I thought mass time-outs were a far bigger issue than a father agreeing to a draw with his son after 32 moves in an even position.
It's not like he set out to give him a draw!!!
28 Sep 07
Originally posted by Red NightYou forgot 'Hear hear! These games SHOULD be unrated if someone is going to give a gift to a family member.' That was my complaint about it.
Hear! Hear!
I told Phlabby in a PM that I thought mass time-outs were a far bigger issue than a father agreeing to a draw with his son after 32 moves in an even position.
It's not like he set out to give him a draw!!!
Comparing one thing to another doesn't make the first one right. Mass timeouts are stupid, and gift draws are also.
Reason for draw? It is my kid. That still explains nothing.
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28 Sep 07
Originally posted by PhlabibitI think it is hard to call a hard fought 32 move draw, a "gift" draw.
You forgot 'Hear hear! These games SHOULD be unrated if someone is going to give a gift to a family member.' That was my complaint about it.
Comparing one thing to another doesn't make the first one right. Mass timeouts are stupid, and gift draws are also.
Reason for draw? It is my kid. That still explains nothing.
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I tell you what, if you think the win for black is so easy here, let's play it as a set piece.
28 Sep 07
Originally posted by hAnimateI'd recc this, but I don't have any left.
LOL.. you did right 🙂 .. this is too much...
That idiot pretends you did something wrong by posting this "P"M but he seems to think it is ok to talk about a game in a public forum and insinuate stuff regarding the players without notifying them.
28 Sep 07
Originally posted by PhlabibitIt explains that he paid his subscription and has the right to resign his game any time he likes for any reason he feels like it, and doesn't really have to explain it at all.
You forgot 'Hear hear! These games SHOULD be unrated if someone is going to give a gift to a family member.' That was my complaint about it.
Comparing one thing to another doesn't make the first one right. Mass timeouts are stupid, and gift draws are also.
Reason for draw? It is my kid. That still explains nothing.
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