Huddersfield Rapidplay
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Huddersfield Rapidplay
Report from the recent Huddersfield Rapidplay played at Grosvenor Casino, Huddersfield.
The tournament attracted 3 GMs and 3 IMs to battle it out for the first prize of £1,000!
http://yorkshirechess.org/huddersfield-rapidplay/
The tournament attracted 3 GMs and 3 IMs to battle it out for the first prize of £1,000!
http://yorkshirechess.org/huddersfield-rapidplay/
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Excellent report (with photo evidence). Well worth reading - Hebden wins all.
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I am a fan of sportsmanship, but this really surprised me. If you fail to deliver checkmate within the allocated time you lose the game, why would you then offer a draw?whilst yours truly was a queen up in an ending against GM Nigel Davies but my flag fell. To his credit, my opponent very sportingly agreed to a draw despite the big prize on offer, showing that good sportsmanship is alive and well!
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Nigel believed he felt it was against the spirit of the game, many players would have claim the win (I may have been one of them)
The main argument would have been if a person felt wasn't going to get checkmate in time he could have easily sacked his queen for the extra pawn
But all credit has to go to Nigel for accepting the draw
The main argument would have been if a person felt wasn't going to get checkmate in time he could have easily sacked his queen for the extra pawn
But all credit has to go to Nigel for accepting the draw
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The advice to players says, or should say, that if you attempt to win when short of time, you risk losing unless your opponent doesn't have the material to construct a help-mate.Alan Walton wrote: The main argument would have been if a person felt wasn't going to get checkmate in time he could have easily sacked his queen for the extra pawn
There's also the bizarre interpretation which says that if you do have mating material and don't play the most efficient moves, then you risk a claim from your opponent and award by the arbiter of a draw.
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The cheque's in the post!John McKenna wrote:Excellent report (with photo evidence). Well worth reading - Hebden wins all.
Of course Nigel didn't have to offer the draw, and I'm sure a significant amount of players, possibly even a majority, wouldn't. However it was very noble of him to admit that he did not really deserve to win the game.Nick Burrows wrote:I am a fan of sportsmanship, but this really surprised me. If you fail to deliver checkmate within the allocated time you lose the game, why would you then offer a draw?whilst yours truly was a queen up in an ending against GM Nigel Davies but my flag fell. To his credit, my opponent very sportingly agreed to a draw despite the big prize on offer, showing that good sportsmanship is alive and well!
If it makes any difference, the final position with me as white was W - Kd2 Qc2 Pa2 B- Ka1 Pa3 with White to play.
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Under the current Laws of Chess , a ruthless b*stard should claim a win on time. A less than ruthless b*stard would offer a draw, crucially with White having some time remaining. Presumably if an arbiter had observed a White flag fall, the game would have been awarded to Black.Andrew Bak wrote: If it makes any difference, the final position with me as white was W - Kd2 Qc2 Pa2 B- Ka1 Pa3 with White to play.
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Andrew Bak >The cheques in the post!<
Thanks, Andrew, but I will not cash it as you already paid in advance (2nd March - Re: Draughts/checkers & chess) when you answered my question about sq. roots by reminding me of "manipulating surds" years ago at school.
Ps Has Roger been watching The Good, Bad & Ugly or reading John Major's memoirs.
Thanks, Andrew, but I will not cash it as you already paid in advance (2nd March - Re: Draughts/checkers & chess) when you answered my question about sq. roots by reminding me of "manipulating surds" years ago at school.
Ps Has Roger been watching The Good, Bad & Ugly or reading John Major's memoirs.
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You've got a better memory than me!John McKenna wrote:Andrew Bak >The cheques in the post!<
Thanks, Andrew, but I will not cash it as you already paid in advance (2nd March - Re: Draughts/checkers & chess) when you answered my question about sq. roots by reminding me of "manipulating surds" years ago at school.
Are players allowed to agree to a draw after a flag fallRoger de Coverly wrote:Under the current Laws of Chess , a ruthless b*stard should claim a win on time. A less than ruthless b*stard would offer a draw, crucially with White having some time remaining. Presumably if an arbiter had observed a White flag fall, the game would have been awarded to Black.Andrew Bak wrote: If it makes any difference, the final position with me as white was W - Kd2 Qc2 Pa2 B- Ka1 Pa3 with White to play.
a) If a draw offer was made before the flag fall?
b) If a draw offer was made after the flag fall?
c) If an arbiter is present?
d) If there is no arbiter?
As an aside, this situation reminds me a little like "soft play" in poker. If you are judged to play a hand deliberately sub-optimally with the intention of preserving your opponent's chips, you can be "sin-binned" or even disqualified from the tournament. I have seen disputes at the poker table where a player has the best possible hand on the river and chosen not to raise. Understandably, the other players felt disadvantaged at the other players' mutual protection of each other. Is this analogous to chess?