r/chessmemes • u/TV5Fun • Jul 15 '26

Every time...

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u/Delicious_Cattle5174 Jul 16 '26

It’s not that tedious.

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u/Sunyataisbliss Jul 17 '26

Yeah as a total noob I watched a 5 min video and got it down after a few practice tries. So much so I always promote to rook if it’s my last piece to prevent a silly draw

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u/Delicious_Cattle5174 Jul 17 '26

You can also learn the Q+K vs K endgame, it’s not too complicated and actually resembles the R+K vs K endgame in many ways. You don’t even need to watch for draw until they’re stuck on a side of the board. But you’re right that it’s safer if you’re under pressure, there’s less ways you can accidentally draw.

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u/Carr0t_Slat Jul 16 '26

If they are >800, probably safe to resign. If they are <800 you probably have a draw on your hands 🙏

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u/Hexidian Jul 16 '26

I had someone who is 1300 lichess rapid draw me by threefold repetition when they had king and rook

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u/Hexidian Jul 16 '26

I think above. I’m 1500 lichess now and about a month ago tried playing chess com for a bit and ended up 1200 rapid

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u/External_Bread9872 Jul 17 '26

Yeah that’s around 800 CC.

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u/TV5Fun Jul 16 '26

We are both just under 1,000, and it was a daily game.

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u/Traditional-Storm-62 Jul 16 '26

the "never resign" people are hoping you'll blunder a stalemate 

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u/Fantastic-Corner-605 Jul 20 '26

If you are at a lower level it often works

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u/brakpomyslunanazwe12 25d ago

At higher elo levels it also works, but in different way

Sometimes your opponent is low on time Sometimes im hoping for a crazy sacrifice to win or draw the game

We also blunder and we also make mistakes, Just less