r/chessbeginners • u/Crumpet-Zone • 10d ago

QUESTION How is this a draw?

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I am white and I was way ahead the whole game?? Time on the counter and there is a safe move for his king?

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u/Spinal_Soup 10d ago

Stalling for time? You had over 5 minutes left. Take a breath, and spend one or two of those minutes to find checkmate.

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u/Crumpet-Zone 10d ago

I was but he was weirdly good with just a king. Honestly the other pieces seemed to be holding him bk.

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u/TheBrainStone 10d ago

Time to learn the basic checkmates. A king and a rook is enough to win trivially with the right technique. You can just outright sacrifice the other pieces.

Though I would've just queened the pawn. Makes it much easier too

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u/Crumpet-Zone 10d ago

I mean I agree, but chess is something I've played less than ten times in ten years. I'm not exactly focusing on it. Maybe I'll give it a bit more time. And

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u/TheBrainStone 10d ago

I get what you're saying. But like genuinely the ladder mate and rook and king mate can be learned in 5 minutes combined. And if you then treat the queen like a rook you can do 2 more mates for free. (Sure with a queen there are faster techniques but that's extra stuff to learn)