23 Sep 09
In general better players resign before mate, so those games never get to the front page. Of my games that ended in mate I kind of like one where my opponent allowed me to finish with Philidor's mate, which was a nice gesture.
In stead of presenting my own silly game I'll post Timman-Short, Tilburg 1990, where the same thing happened.
23 Sep 09
Originally posted by trev33I once walked into a mate by a pawn move in the middle of the board. never even realized I was in danger. just logged in, and game lost. it was shocking. 🙂
pretty sure i;ve only been checkmated once with this account and when i logged in to 'game lost' i was like wft.. then i was like DO'H.
btw nice game wormwood.
24 Sep 09
You may recall Kramnik missing a mate in one. If he had spotted the mate after his move but before his opponents should he have resigned?
If positions are otherwise even save for the pesky mating opportunity, I think you are entitled to see if your opponent has spotted it?
24 Sep 09
Originally posted by HabeascorpHis opponent, being a computer, likely spotted it first!
You may recall Kramnik missing a mate in one. If he had spotted the mate after his move but before his opponents should he have resigned?
If positions are otherwise even save for the pesky mating opportunity, I think you are entitled to see if your opponent has spotted it?