Author: Daniel Clausen
Date: 05:27:56 10/31/02
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On October 31, 2002 at 08:16:51, Bob Durrett wrote: [snip] >Come to think of it, I learned chess from a female [my friend's mother]. >She said it was considered poor sportsmanship to exchange off the queens. >Could that have had something to do with the facts that queens are female? > >Bob D. It more likely has to do with the fact, that weaker players tend to think that the game is over (and draw) anyway, after the queens are exchanged, because neither side "obviously" doesn't have enough attacking power anymore. Sargon
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