Casual players dislike when their opponents force a draw near the end of a one-sided chess game. How do advanced or expert players feel about it?
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Aristocles
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Forcing a draw in a position you could lose is a minor victory. You have prevented a loss, even if you did not win. Obviously, the person who was winning is disappointed (and I have been on both sides of this matter).
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Its part of the game and one of the easiest bits to learn to improve your game. E.g. A rook and pawn against a queen will be a draw provided the king is next to the pawn and the pawn protects the rook, preventing the opponents king getting near your own king. There are many more. The skill when you are down is trying to maneouver your opponents to let you get the draw. I lvoe it when I slavage a game this way and hate it when my opponent gets a draw when I am winning - but I am annoyed with myself in such a situation - not with my opponent. The only thing that I do not like is when an opponent has insufficient material to win a game but continues in order to win on time. In my competition games, you have 75 mins for first 36 moves and then have to finish game in next 15.
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If a player has a winning position but allows his opponent to get a draw -- by perpetual check, for example -- it's the player's fault for being careless. Only a poor sport would complain about his own carelessness. A good player will try to learn what he did wrong in order to avoid making the same mistake again.
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