Author: blass uri
Date: 09:53:24 05/16/00
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On May 16, 2000 at 12:13:28, Peter Kappler wrote: >On May 16, 2000 at 04:38:10, Hans Gerber wrote: > >>On May 16, 2000 at 02:51:37, Bruce Moreland wrote: >> >>(snip) >> >>> >>>I have no idea why chess players expect their opponent to resign when in a lost >>>position, if in order to achieve this won position they have left themselves so >>>little time that they can't actually win the game without the opponent's >>>cooperation. It seems an awful lot to ask of one's opponent. People should >>>understand that this kind of thing happens when you sit down to play with a >>>sudden-death time control, and plan accordingly. If you don't plan well enough, >>>you deserve a less desirable outcome. >>> >>>bruce >> >> >>You "have no idea...". Let me help you. Your reasoning is completely off the >>mark. >> >>1. Tiviakov did _not_ claim victory when he was under time pressure in a won >>position. > >Hint: because the rules don't allow it. > >>2. Tiviakov did _not_ claim draw when he was under time pressure in a won >>position. >>3. It was F. Morsch who dared to propose draw in the time pressure of the human >>player and in a completely lost position. > >The clock is part of the game, and therefore the position wasn't hopeless for >Fritz. If Tiviakov had 30 minutes left instead of 2, I'm sure Morsch would have >resigned for Fritz. > >>4. F. Morsch behaved impolitely and without respect. Because you don't propose >>draw in lost positions (as operator of a machine). >> > >This is so silly. If Morsch hadn't made that very courteous draw offer there is >a good chance that Tiviakov would have lost that game on time, or even blundered >in time pressure and lost on the board. I do not think that there was a good chance for fritz to win. Tiviakov could draw easily in the final position by Nc4 Nb2 Nc4 if he wanted a draw. I assume that tiviakov is a better player than me(my latest rating is only 1997) and I believe that I could draw easily the final position of the game. Uri
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