Quote from: greenlion on September 22, 2015, 11:23:59 PM

Quote from: languagehasmeaning on September 22, 2015, 09:10:55 PM

Quote from: actmyname on September 22, 2015, 08:09:56 PM

Quote from: Taras on September 22, 2015, 02:50:03 PM

I think I'd rather see us survive as long as possible, maybe go for 1/2-1/2 by getting stalemated or pulling the fifty move rule.

Coming from a chess player, the best chance we have (should we lose a pawn) is either opposite colored bishop ending or rook ending. Keep your eyes peeled for possible queen trades.

Though an endgame will be difficult against an experienced player, if we pool our resources together and pick the best moves, it will eventually turn into a draw.

Both 50 move rule and stalemate are extremely rare at high level.

I did find one very recent example (from World Cup) where 50 move rule should have ended the game until Bruzon blundered at the end

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjsHwPYjAPA

I saved a game once at rated expert club level by claiming threefold repetition, but it was kind of not an obvious case (it was over the course of a lot of moves). The opponent was furious that I made the claim and even accused me of lying, until the TD came over and certified it during a clock stoppage.

Congratulations! You opponent should be mad at himself not you. You just counted correctly. Counting is easier if the repetitions are consecutive instead of spread out over many moves with lots of random maneuvering.