I have had so many positions where I was say, 2 rooks up and they kept trying to play for cheap tricks even though completely lost. come on man, just resign.
coz they work a lot of time below the 1800s ...
It is always possible to blunder away and advantage.
I was once down by a queen, two horses, a castle and a king, and still won (on time).
I was once down by a queen, two horses, a castle and a king, and still won (on time).
Because it works
You'd think a Jerome gambit enthusiast would like tricks.
Even if it only works once out of those 100 times, you’re going to lose anyway so it is worth a try.
@i-bex said in #5:
> You'd think a Jerome gambit enthusiast would like tricks.
haha. I actually dont know any theory but managed to draw an expert in it. The username is a funny joke. But I do like tricks yes. I had probably my most embarrasing loss today when 2 pawns up in an endgame, I blundered and turned it into an opposite bishop endgame. :-(
> You'd think a Jerome gambit enthusiast would like tricks.
haha. I actually dont know any theory but managed to draw an expert in it. The username is a funny joke. But I do like tricks yes. I had probably my most embarrasing loss today when 2 pawns up in an endgame, I blundered and turned it into an opposite bishop endgame. :-(
@TheJeromeGambit said in #1:
> I have had so many positions where I was say, 2 rooks up and they kept trying to play for cheap tricks even though completely lost. come on man, just resign.
I completely agree, I hate cheapos of any kind in chess. Usually people do it in combination with time pressure which makes me angry. Literally half of the games I lose are due to time pressure cheapos in classical. I think it's an insult to chess itself to play like this.
> I have had so many positions where I was say, 2 rooks up and they kept trying to play for cheap tricks even though completely lost. come on man, just resign.
I completely agree, I hate cheapos of any kind in chess. Usually people do it in combination with time pressure which makes me angry. Literally half of the games I lose are due to time pressure cheapos in classical. I think it's an insult to chess itself to play like this.
@TheJeromeGambit said in #1:
> I have had so many positions where I was say, 2 rooks up and they kept trying to play for cheap tricks even though completely lost. come on man, just resign.
They learned from you!
> I have had so many positions where I was say, 2 rooks up and they kept trying to play for cheap tricks even though completely lost. come on man, just resign.
They learned from you!
Playing for tricks is a great strategy when you're down material or in a worse position.
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