A saved stalemate of mine
-
- Posts: 442
- Joined: Wed Feb 08, 2012 11:01 pm
A saved stalemate of mine
OK then, so I am black in this game. Now I will admit, this is not the best standard that I have ever played a game of chess to, but I managed to get a stalemate out of it.
Some may wonder, why on earth did I not resign. Some sort of chess instinct simply told me not to resign, because I sensed that my opponent was simply making this game at the end, more difficult that it needed to be.
-
- Posts: 21322
- Joined: Tue Apr 15, 2008 2:51 pm
Re: A saved stalemate of mine
David Blower wrote: but I managed to get a stalemate out of it.
That's actually rather nice. A more aware opponent would have promoted with a lesser piece or tried to construct a position where you were zugzwanged into a mate.
-
- Posts: 719
- Joined: Sat Apr 30, 2011 1:07 pm
Re: A saved stalemate of mine
Simplest seems 66.f7 Kd7 67.f8(Q), with no stalemate. Other black 66ths allow one or other of the Ps to queen with check and safe from capture.
"The chess-board is the world ..... the player on the other side is hidden from us ..... he never overlooks a mistake, or makes the smallest allowance for ignorance."
(He doesn't let you resign and start again, either.)
(He doesn't let you resign and start again, either.)
-
- Posts: 4828
- Joined: Tue Apr 17, 2007 1:13 am
- Location: Bideford
Re: A saved stalemate of mine
You should send that one to Justin Horton. It's a Worst Move On The Board (TM).