| My first stalemate |
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| Written by Sciurus | |||
| Friday, 29 February 2008 | |||
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It is quite unbelievable that it took me more than 2 years to end a
game with
 endgame
problems involving stalemate. But I never experienced it myself.
Luckily enough, I was on the "winning" side of it. I was playing
blitz at the Internet
Chess Club (ICC) and had a rather nice game until I made one of my
usual blunders. This got me into a totally lost endgame. Normally, I
would have resigned right away and thanked my opponent for the game.
However, I was so upset that I decided to wait and see if this guy
messes up, too. After all, I am not playing against chess masters but
more patzers like myself. After a couple of moves, my king had lost
all his men and it got pretty lonely on the board. As my mouse
pointer hovered over the resign button, I remembered that there is
still the chance of stalemate and started moving my king into the
corner. And I got lucky. This is one of the moments where I am very
hesitant to thank my opponent for the game - I really mean it without
any sarcasm, but who knows how it will be perceived on the other side?
Anyway, my first (half-) point in a blitz game since a long time! Click here to see the game (Around move 35 you can see the main reason for my blitz rating hitting an all-time low in the triple digits...).
Comments (6)
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written by acme, March 04, 2008 ...
written by Chess Teaching, March 06, 2008
I think that the fact that you remembered that there is still a chance of stalemate and started to move your king into the corner makes it more than a lucky draw.
You made a plan, played the moves that fit within the plan and succeeded. ...
written by chessloser, March 11, 2008
wow, a real no kidding stalemate. i can't tell if that is super awesome or not. on one hand, it means you guys were evenly matched, almost a "perfect game" so that is great. on the other hand, it would be, for me, frustrating. congratulations?
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written by chessloser, March 11, 2008
also, it's awesome that you got it. i've tried to get a stalemate and only ended up losing extra badly, so that is a testament to your chess prowess...
... written by likesforests, March 14, 2008
Good job. Apparently, your opponent forgot he had an extra knight.
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Play chess in style - 
Definitely need to work on the focus over here!