In any online or official tournement game. Which would be more appropiate?
2007-05-18 20:27:32 · 7 answers · asked by some guy 3 in Games & Recreation ➔ Board Games
I promote my pawns to knights, give up my other pieces, and checkmate my opponent like that when I'm ahead. Some people may consider this to be rude, so thats what I'm asking about.
2007-05-18 20:45:27 · update #1
I can't see the point in making a one-sided endgame last longer than it needs to. Especially if doing so has the effect of causing the arbiter to have to count the moves at your board to award a draw under the 50-move rule when there may be some other matter genuinely needing his/her attention.
2007-05-19 13:35:22 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it's the rook because it's worth more points and you can only castle with the rook, 3 pawns and the king. But the rook can only go in straight lines and takes a while to get out of it's starting position. I use the rook quite a lot and it's really useful for doing the electric fence on the other king (for that you need both your rooks). As for the bishop, It can only go diagonal, but is much easier to get out from the starting position. You can do the 4-move checkmate with the bishop and the queen, but the other team can easily defend. There are even more checkmate that you can do with the rook, but there aren't as many checkmates with the bishop. But you can also use the bishop the help the rook for other checkmates. So I think the rook is better and you should make sure you don't lose that (but every piece counts as well),
2016-05-17 08:13:22 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No win in chess is considered rude. A win is a win. Whether you do it with a Queen, or you capitilize on a mistake and checkmate him with a Pawn protected. Chess is a gentlemen's game. ( Ladies as well ). You play hard to win hard. You learn more of yourself and of your opponent with every game. That is what chess is all about.
2007-05-18 21:56:28 · answer #3 · answered by James Love 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In chess, any win that is accomplished by legal moves, is considered legal. That said, I for one would consider it unsportsmanlike to "toy" with your opponent by under promoting to a knight(when you could have gotten a queen), and maneuvering your pieces in a purposely inefficient way.
2007-05-19 00:32:56 · answer #4 · answered by jsardi56 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What kind of chess are you playing with more than 2 knights on each side of the table?
2007-05-18 20:40:53 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Ask yourself, If you were a king, would you rather be killed by 2 petty Christian warriors, or 3 fully armoured knights?
2007-05-18 20:32:07 · answer #6 · answered by Remember The 300 Spartans 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If he does not have the decency to resign, then I have no pity for him.
Unfortunately you might be encouraging him to hang on. If you screw up and stalemate him then he learns to linger.
2007-05-19 04:34:40 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋