Author: Peter Kappler
Date: 17:18:13 05/16/00
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On May 16, 2000 at 19:54:18, Hans Gerber wrote: >On May 16, 2000 at 12:13:28, Peter Kappler wrote: > >>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. > > >Of what game? I agree that in rapid and blitz this is clear. But in classical >tournament chess this is different. No GM offers a draw in a lost position. I In tournament chess, when you assess a position, you really must consider both the board and the clock. Down two pawns with 30 minutes left on the clock is probably dead lost. Down two pawns with 1 or 2 minutes left on the clock is still a very interesting contest. >> >>>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. > > >No, this is not silly. Tiviakov had a won game and if he had wanted to make a >draw he could have without F. Morsch's proposal. So, Tiviakov could never lose >the game. > This isn't so clear to me, though I will admit I am not totally familiar with how FIDE handles these situations. See my recent post in the "Still Missing the Point" thread. >>Oh, and I've played tournament chess for 15 years, so spare me any lectures on >>the "codex of behavior". Draw offers from a player who is worse on the board >>but way up on the clock are completely normal and acceptable. > > >I believe you. Still in our case you are wrong. The position wasn't worse, it >was lost. It's true that you have to walk a fine line with these draw offers. The offer should be genuine, meaning that you should really think you have a sufficient time advantage to compensate for the position on the board. Time increments are the simple solution to this mess, of course. :-) --Peter
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