Have you ever done this

Have you ever done this

Only Chess

Cookies help us deliver our Services. By using our Services or clicking I agree, you agree to our use of cookies. Learn More.

DF
Lord of all beasts

searching for truth

Joined
06 Jun 06
Moves
30390
11 Nov 06

In Game 2573547 I intended playing 44. Rf2 with (I thought) an easy win, but I dropped the Rook on f3 by mistake and hit the submit button. Even sent an in game message about stopping him doubling Rooks on the 7th. Didn't notice until I got his reply and suddenly an "easy" win has become very problematical.

No comments on the game as still in progress just the concept of these unintended blunders. I must confess this has happened to me about 5 times now - twice fatal but maybe lost anyway, once throwing away a win to a draw, once when it made no practical difference and now this.

c

Joined
02 Feb 06
Moves
8557
11 Nov 06

Originally posted by Dragon Fire
In Game 2573547 I intended playing 44. Rf2 with (I thought) an easy win, but I dropped the Rook on f3 by mistake and hit the submit button. Even sent an in game message about stopping him doubling Rooks on the 7th. Didn't notice until I got his reply and suddenly an "easy" win has become very problematical.

No comments on the game as still in pr ...[text shortened]... , once throwing away a win to a draw, once when it made no practical difference and now this.
I don't think I've done it on here, but I do it a lot in bullet games (Which I've stopped playing). It's generally a major annoyance, and happens a lot when my computer lags up. :/

F

Joined
11 Nov 05
Moves
43938
11 Nov 06

Originally posted by cmsMaster
I don't think I've done it on here, but I do it a lot in bullet games (Which I've stopped playing). It's generally a major annoyance, and happens a lot when my computer lags up. :/
Bullet games - is that with a 5 minutes per game per player?

A
D_U_N_E

Arrakis

Joined
01 May 04
Moves
64653
11 Nov 06

Originally posted by FabianFnas
Bullet games - is that with a 5 minutes per game per player?
Bullet games are 1 minute games. They have the value of giving you carpal tunnel and tendonitis. 🙁

DF
Lord of all beasts

searching for truth

Joined
06 Jun 06
Moves
30390
11 Nov 06

I have tried 1 minute per game. Its impossible to play anything sensible - a total lottery. Why play it?

Y

Joined
29 Jul 06
Moves
2414
11 Nov 06

I personally don't believe that 1 min bullet games help improve your game very much

For RHP addons...

tinyurl.com/yssp6g

Joined
16 Mar 04
Moves
15013
11 Nov 06

Originally posted by YUG0slav
I personally don't believe that 1 min bullet games help improve your game very much
Agreed, as an experiment, I once played as white in a 1 minute game, and once I had my king safe, I repeated the same knight move over and over. I won on time. It's a joke.

D

DF
Lord of all beasts

searching for truth

Joined
06 Jun 06
Moves
30390
11 Nov 06

Originally posted by Ragnorak
Agreed, as an experiment, I once played as white in a 1 minute game, and once I had my king safe, I repeated the same knight move over and over. I won on time. It's a joke.

D
Yes the winner is the one who moves fastest not the one who plays teh best chess.

SS

Joined
15 Aug 05
Moves
96595
11 Nov 06
1 edit

A
D_U_N_E

Arrakis

Joined
01 May 04
Moves
64653
11 Nov 06

The post that was quoted here has been removed
I don't like 3 min either. I did play in a 5 min. 24 hr marathon at ICC though and took 2nd place! Gotmilk beat me out of 1st place in the last half hour of the event. I was so exhausted I couldn't hold off the fresh newcomers.

DF
Lord of all beasts

searching for truth

Joined
06 Jun 06
Moves
30390
12 Nov 06

The post that was quoted here has been removed
3 minutes plus 10-15 seconds per move is okay. It allows 48 moves in 15 minutes which is reasonable.

c

Joined
02 Feb 06
Moves
8557
12 Nov 06
1 edit

Well, unlike all of you guys I'm not old. So I have the ability to play decent moves in that amount of time - I blunder, sure, but it's not as bad as it sounds. When I have more time tomorrow I'll post a bullet game or two - you'll find blunders, but in general it's ok.

BTW: Don't get all defensive, the age thing is a joke. And I agree that blitz is much, much more efficient.

Y

Joined
29 Jul 06
Moves
2414
12 Nov 06

I don't bullet, and I rarely blitz. In fact, I rarely do anything under 10/5 on uchess and 15/0 on fics

c

Joined
02 Feb 06
Moves
8557
12 Nov 06

Originally posted by YUG0slav
I don't bullet, and I rarely blitz. In fact, I rarely do anything under 10/5 on uchess and 15/0 on fics
I'm still mad that you've chosen the username "Yugoslav" but refuse to play the most respected Yugoslav from the black side. 😞

Don't even start with your AD Yugoslav crap - it's a fake!

J

back in business

Joined
25 Aug 04
Moves
1264
12 Nov 06

Originally posted by Dragon Fire
Its impossible to play anything sensible - a total lottery. Why play it?
you know, some senior players have similar opinions of 3min games. 1min games are only total lottery if you cant find good moves in a second.