In addition to...

Discuss anything you like about chess related matters in this forum.
Geoff Chandler
Posts: 3495
Joined: Mon Jul 06, 2009 1:36 pm
Location: Under Cover

Re: In addition to...

Post by Geoff Chandler » Sat Feb 09, 2019 2:08 pm

Hi Justin,

I did not mind either when a player offered repeated draws.

Once, after the 3rd or 4th offer I replied: "It's OK, I'll tell you when it drawn."

You could add a rule: : 'For fear of forfeit, you cannot offer a draw till your opponent has offered one.' Then you will get no draw offers!

Recently saw someone posting regarding a particular game, that instead of offering a draw they could make a draw by repetition.

But their spell checker kicked in and changed the intended repetition into 'reputation.'

A draw by reputation!

User avatar
Matt Mackenzie
Posts: 5244
Joined: Tue Mar 31, 2009 11:51 pm
Location: Millom, Cumbria

Re: In addition to...

Post by Matt Mackenzie » Sat Feb 09, 2019 2:49 pm

Geoff Chandler wrote:
Sat Feb 09, 2019 2:08 pm
A draw by reputation!
There were a few of those at Gibraltar......
"Set up your attacks so that when the fire is out, it isn't out!" (H N Pillsbury)

Geoff Chandler
Posts: 3495
Joined: Mon Jul 06, 2009 1:36 pm
Location: Under Cover

Re: In addition to...

Post by Geoff Chandler » Sat Feb 09, 2019 4:29 pm

Hi Matt,

I noticed three of the 'Fantastic Four' graced Gibraltar with their appearance.... and finished nowhere.

viewtopic.php?f=2&t=9994#p225446>Fantasic-Four

'Never before in the game of Chess have so few been paid so much for doing so little.'