Scotland chess player pantsaretrapped let his time expire in this totally hopeless lost position arising in a blitz game at ICC. Gentlemen resign rather than doing this. Maybe he is upset that countryman and pugilist Conner Macgregor is retiring too early?
The Scot did not disconnect and forfeit, as many angry defeated players do, he merely patiently waited for his time to run out.
KingsEnemy from Chicago writes at length about etiquette and cheating among chess players. Jerry Nash, performs the more noble task, of being sure K-5 kids and students learn how to be good sports at an early age. He induces proper behavior by awarding merit badges, to borrow from Boy Scout custom, at an age where tiny circular pieces of fabric still have moral value.
Ben Finegold was involved in some alleged breech of etiquette which he handled like the lover of the game he is! East Side Christian School Chess Club has clearly posted guidelines and rules on what constitutes excellent sportsmanship over the board and ONLINE!
I think Mike Calogridis, a nice guy with no strong player ego, beat the late Walter Shaun Browne and relatively strong female Root. Floridian Ardaman beat Mike when Miles was an up and coming medical student who apparently attended school in Dallas.
ReplyDeleteA young guy who fortunately for the region, was a chess benefactor ran some super high dollar PinFork tournaments when legend Grubbs was still alive.
Also thanks to chess writer Victor Yaward for his neutral and accurate commentary of the razor sharp game essayed by Naputo,Neil